Chapter 1 The Beginning

Late at night.

Su Tianyu and his group arrived at Manchester Airport, where they were greeted by the head of the Dragon City State's diplomatic department, surnamed Huang.

After a quick handshake, they swiftly left the airport terminal and headed to the State Department of Foreign Affairs headquarters.

On the way, Minister Huang said to Su Tianyu very politely, "During your stay in the Second District, you will receive the most stringent protection from our diplomatic department. However… if there are any emergencies that fall outside the jurisdiction of our department, it may be difficult for us to handle them. As you know, our department is subordinate to the First District's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and we do not have independent authority to handle certain matters."

Minister Huang's words were very tactful, but the meaning was clear.

In simple terms, Dragon City is not a major district, and its diplomatic authority is subordinate to the First District. If Su Tianyu doesn't cause trouble here, no one can touch him. However, if the Quan Tong Bureau (All-Unification Bureau) takes drastic action, violates the laws of the Second District, and brings the matter to light, then Old Huang will be helpless.

Su Tianyu understood this, and he nodded politely, "Minister Huang, we're causing you trouble. Rest assured, the matters here will not affect the position of your diplomatic department, and we will not do anything unreasonable."

"That's good, that's good." Minister Huang nodded, "My colleagues in the diplomatic department have prepared a simple welcome dinner. What do you think…?"

"I have a lot on my plate, so let's skip the dinner." Su Tianyu waved his hand, "I'll deal with Director Lu's matter first."

"Alright, then shall we return to the office?" Old Huang asked tentatively.

"Yes!" Su Tianyu nodded.

...

About forty minutes later.

Su Tianyu and the others arrived at the Dragon City State's diplomatic department, and Minister Huang personally arranged their accommodation and a conference room.

"Thank you for your hard work." Su Tianyu extended his hand.

"It's my duty." Minister Huang smiled and shook hands with Su Tianyu, saying, "Then I'll prepare my statement tonight, and tomorrow I'll file a complaint with the Second District's diplomatic department and express our position."

"Yes, just put pressure on them." Su Tianyu immediately replied, "You can also contact your counterparts in the Second District tonight and tell them bluntly that our position is that Director Lu cannot be sentenced here. If they insist on going their own way, we will definitely retaliate with various countermeasures, the most important of which is to stop the opening of the Panama City Canal to the Second District."

"Understood." Minister Huang nodded.

"Alright, that's it, get some rest."

"Okay!"

After a few pleasantries, Minister Huang left with the people from the diplomatic department.

Inside the room, Lao Hei carefully checked the furniture and furnishings, then turned to Su Tianyu and said, "No listening devices."

"Mm!" Su Tianyu bent down and sat down, "Has Gu Baishun responded?"

"Yes." Lao Hei stood aside, took out his phone and handed it to Su Tianyu, "The family has activated several B-level sleeper agents. Currently, two of them have uncovered some information."

Su Tianyu took the phone and started reading.

"Also, one of our agents codenamed Pangolin was exposed while gathering information. He was about to be arrested, but at a crucial moment, he was rescued by another group of unknown people. They claimed to be your old friends, saying you owe them a favor in this matter." Lao Hei added from the side.

"Old friends?!" Su Tianyu frowned and looked up, "Did they say anything else?"

"Just that one sentence." Lao Hei was also puzzled, "Who could they be? Could they be from the Hua District?"

Su Tianyu paused, "Since they rescued our agent, they shouldn't have any malice for the time being. Let's ignore this group for now. Rescuing Feng-ge is the priority."

"I think the Second District's diplomatic department and the Sixth Bureau are stalling for time." Lao Hei agreed, "They must want to consolidate the evidence as soon as possible, not give us a chance to negotiate, and directly arrest and sentence him."

"Quiet, I'm making a call."

Su Tianyu frowned and replied, holding Lao Hei's phone in his left hand and using a new phone in his right hand to dial a number.

A dozen seconds later, the call connected, "Hey, Liu-zi!"

"Bro, help me track a lead." Su Tianyu looked at Lao Hei's phone and softly recited the information Gu Baishun had collected, "Sixth Bureau Intelligence Section, Second Action Team, there's a team leader named Richard, he should be responsible for liaising with the First District Central Bureau. Move against him, he might know the inside story."

"Is the intelligence accurate?" the other party asked.

"It should be accurate, it was obtained by our sleeper agents." Su Tianyu glanced at his watch, "We'd better get accurate information about Feng-ge before dawn, otherwise if we delay another day, things might change."

"Okay, I got it, wait for my message."

"Okay, that's it!"

The two ended the call, and Su Tianyu walked to the window with his phone, "Damn it, I thought it was Kang Dinghuang, but it turned out to be these dogs from the Central Bureau!"

"Our steps in incorporating Chinese community groups have been too fast," Hou Guoyu said, sitting on the sofa, "They're getting a little restless."

"Mm!" Su Tianyu nodded, looking out the window.

...

Around one o'clock in the morning.

On a street in Manchester, Yao Doudou, who hadn't been seen for a long time, chewed betel nut and handed the phone to the driver, saying, "Go here."

"Okay!" the driver responded.

As soon as he finished speaking, the two cars headed towards the outskirts of the city.

Yao Doudou joined the Quan Tong Bureau more than a year ago. To be precise, he was morally blackmailed by Gou Liu-zi (Dog Six).

During that time, Gou Liu-zi urgently needed to expand the elite members of the action team, so he kept calling Yao Doudou, harassing him, always complaining and begging, insisting on pulling Yao Doudou, this kind of iron-blooded warrior, to conspire together.

Yao Doudou was finally forced to agree to Su Tianyu's invitation. But his request was that the people he brought would not be stationed in Dragon City, but would operate outside.

In the past year or so, Yao Doudou's team has hardly taken on any private jobs, because they are very afraid that something will happen to them and implicate the Quan Tong Bureau. So, they have become official warriors who receive fixed funding, and they have secretly helped Su Tianyu solve problems.

About half an hour later, two cars stopped on the edge of a neighborhood.

Yao Doudou glanced around and led the team out of the car, "Same as always, Xi Bao scouts the outside, the others come in with me. It's quiet at night, don't shoot unless necessary."

"Understood!"

"Mm!"

Everyone nodded and dispersed tacitly.

...

At the same time.

A plane landed in the planned area near the Second District. A group of men in military uniforms escorted a man off the military transport plane.