Chapter 164 The Dragon City is Besieged

Hua District time, 9:00 PM.

In a military hospital in Yanbei, Wang Dingyuan, dressed in camouflage training gear, and Jiang Zhou strode into a special ward.

Su Tianyu and An Qiqi were already in the room, talking.

"Xiao Yu, are you feeling better?"

"Much better, come and sit!"

Seeing Wang Dingyuan enter, everyone exchanged simple greetings before gathering around the bed.

Jiang Zhou observed Su Tianyu's complexion and couldn't help but ask, "Didn't you say you were feeling better? Why do you still look so bad?"

Su Tianyu sighed. "I'm just anxious, I can't sleep."

"Let me update you on our progress. Our mercenary group is already moving," Wang Dingyuan said to Su Tianyu, taking over the conversation. "However, there's a difficulty we need to consider."

"What difficulty?" Su Tianyu asked quickly.

Wang Dingyuan explained, "The situation is this: Dragon City is under complete lockdown. We need to decide where our main battlefield will be and what our overall strategy is. Do we unconditionally support Dragon City, or focus on other areas?"

Su Tianyu thought for a moment, then looked at Wang Dingyuan and asked, "What's the combat effectiveness of your armed forces?"

Wang Dingyuan said pragmatically, "Let me put it this way: if you see this force as being on par with our Hua District army or the Dragon City People's Army, your expectations will be too high. While the organizational framework of these armed forces is primarily based on Chinese officers I brought out, and the military structure is built around our habits… half of the rank-and-file soldiers are foreigners. After all, this is a mercenary group. You can't expect too much from them. These people have no beliefs; they're fighting for money and survival."

Hearing this, Su Tianyu nodded slowly. This was roughly what he had expected, which proved that Wang Dingyuan was a grounded and reliable person, not exaggerating.

At the same time, he could guess that Hua District couldn't have deployed tens of thousands of people to a foreign region five or six years in advance to create a large-scale armed force. But the fact that they'd managed to do this much, and that the core officers and military structure were primarily Chinese, was already outstanding and far exceeded Su Tianyu's initial expectations.

Su Tianyu thought for a moment and frankly stated his own thoughts: "I don't think we can focus on Dragon City."

Wang Dingyuan's eyes lit up. "If that's the case, then your thoughts align perfectly with mine!"

The group perked up and began to conspire in secret.

...

Dragon City time, 9:30 AM, All-System Bureau Building.

In a rest room, Gu Baisun was lying on a bed, covered with a blanket, sleeping.

"Knock, knock, knock!"

A knock sounded on the door, followed by Guo Zhengdao and Qiu Ge entering and seeing Gu Baisun lying on the bed.

Guo Zhengdao saw Gu Baisun on the bed and turned to Qiu Ge, saying, "Should we let him sleep a little longer? He was up all night and only managed to get two hours of sleep."

Qiu Ge was about to nod when Gu Baisun's slightly hoarse voice suddenly came from the bed: "I'm not asleep."

The two of them were startled and turned to the bedside, seeing Gu Baisun pushing the blanket off and slowly sitting up. He pinched his brow and asked, "Have you tracked down Xing Bin's lead?"

Qiu Ge immediately said, "We've got him. He's still in the city. He's a lieutenant colonel deputy regimental commander in the garrison's logistics support brigade. Also, I checked his background. This Xing Bin is usually very low-key, but he's well-liked and has wide connections."

Guo Zhengdao added, "According to Lu Sheng's men and He Yan's subsequent supplemental confessions, it's not just the garrison involved in this incident. Many people from the association, regional departments, and police departments are involved! These forces, and the number of people, may be much larger than we imagined…"

Hearing this, Gu Baisun picked up the water glass next to him, took a sip, and said in a deep voice, "That's normal. The entire Dragon City is besieged, and the internal pressure is unprecedented. It's only natural that some people think it's going to collapse. There are those who aren't afraid to die, and then there are the opportunists."

Qiu Ge looked at him and asked, "Director Gu, what do you think we should do next?"

Gu Baisun put down the water glass, thought for a moment, and said, "Xing Bin's lead is worth its weight in gold. It's the only strong lead He Yan provided. We might be able to start there and solve the problem. So, don't touch Xing Bin yet. Keep the line open."

Guo Zhengdao was slightly worried and couldn't help but ask, "Director Gu, according to these people's confessions, this organization might be planning something big in Dragon City soon. If we don't move on Xing Bin now, things could get out of control…"

Gu Baisun reached out and gently patted him on the shoulder. "Guo Ge, those of us in intelligence work must be patient and be able to endure longer than our opponents."

Guo Zhengdao nodded slowly.

Gu Baisun instructed, "I'm putting you in charge of Xing Bin's lead. My only task for you is not to spook him!"

Guo Zhengdao agreed immediately: "Okay!"

Gu Baisun thought for a moment and then asked, "Are you sure they're going to do something big in the city in the next few days?"

Guo Zhengdao said with certainty, "Yes, we've verified a lot of people's confessions, and they're all consistent. They will definitely make a move soon."

Gu Baisun pondered for a moment and finally arranged, "Alright, you two just do two things for now. First, keep an eye on the lead that Lu Sheng missed. It's not very useful, but it's been released. Second, keep a close watch on Xing Bin's lead. This matter is limited to you two. The specific personnel in the action team are only responsible for doing the work. Do not reveal any information, understand?"

The two nodded and then left the office.

...

Dragon City, in a hospital ward.

Kong Zhenghui sat by the bed, looking at Kong Zhengqi, who was lying on the bed, and said softly, "I'll go back first. Take care of your injuries and don't think too much."

With that, Kong Zhenghui got up and was about to walk out.

At this moment, Kong Zhengqi, with a hint of unease on his face, called out, "Brother, wait a moment."

Kong Zhenghui stopped and turned to look at his cousin. His face, covered with scars, was filled with fear, and he was filled with a sense of shock.

Kong Zhengqi's voice trembled slightly as he said, "Brother… we really can't beat him… Gu Baisun was almost killed by us before, he will definitely retaliate against us! Please go ask Commander An to mediate. We admit defeat, we won't fight him anymore…"

At this time, Kong Zhengqi no longer had his former arrogance, nor the kind of arrogance he had before.

Kong Zhenghui looked at him, his face was very gentle, but his heart was very uncomfortable. His brother's frightened expression and what he said filled him with a sense of humiliation, and his anger rushed to the top of his head!

Although his heart was surging, he still smiled and replied, "Don't worry, nothing will happen."

Kong Zhengqi nodded and curled up on the bed.

Kong Zhenghui suppressed his emotions and left the hospital with four or five young men from the Kong family.

When he arrived at the parking lot, just as he was about to get into the car, a middle-aged man in his forties walked up to him. The man waved his hand and shouted at him, "Kong Zhenghui!"

Kong Zhenghui turned his head, and the young men next to him were very vigilant and immediately reached for their waists.

The middle-aged man smiled and raised his empty hands. "Don't be nervous, let's chat."

Kong Zhenghui frowned. "Who are you?"

The middle-aged man replied directly, "Hehe, I'm from District One."