Chapter 1 The Dragon City Rises

Late at night, outside the Daokou District Detention Center on Dragon City Island.

The autumn wind blew through the forest late at night, making a rustling sound.

Several cars were parked in the woods, headlights off, quietly lurking.

Guo Zhengdao picked up his binoculars and scanned the direction of the detention center gate again, lowering his voice, "This side can move too... but we can't do it alone."

After confirming that the target was in the prison area, Qiu Ge calmly lit a cigarette, turned his head and asked Guo Zhengdao in the passenger seat, "Tell me your thoughts."

Guo Zhengdao could feel that the other party still held a trace of distrust towards him. So, he thought for a while and suggested, "I think, being able to hide someone in here definitely isn't something a couple of low-level police officers can do. It won't be easy if we rush in. Maybe the person will be gone before we even get to the prison area."

Qiu Ge didn't say anything, silently smoking his cigarette.

Guo Zhengdao paused for a moment, then continued, "How about this, let's contact the police department and create a diversion."

Qiu Ge thought for a moment, not rushing to reply.

Guo Zhengdao reminded him in a low voice, "Have the An family ask Wang Daolin to come over, don't tell him what it's about, tell him when he gets there...!"

"Okay, I'll contact them." Qiu Ge also understood the key point, so he nodded, took out his phone, and called Liu Hongxu.

The group did nothing, continuing to quietly lurk in the darkness.

...

Daokou Detention Center, Prison Area Three.

Lu Sheng, as usual, wearing his police uniform, came to the prison area under his jurisdiction and went directly into the office.

On the office door was a label that read "Warden's Office."

Lu Sheng naturally sat down in the chair, loosened the buttons of his police uniform, and began to handle the work of the prison area.

After working for an hour, the office door was gently knocked.

"Knock knock knock!"

"Come in!"

A young police officer pushed the door open, carrying several large bags in his hand. As soon as he entered the room, he immediately closed the door and reported, "Chief Lu, I've brought back all the food."

Lu Sheng then looked up and asked softly, "What about Lao Liu and the others?"

The young police officer immediately said, "They're upstairs watching the game, it's the group stage today."

Lu Sheng thought for a moment and instructed, "Okay, send it to the other areas as usual, I'll take care of the small prison."

"Okay."

Lu Sheng got up, picked out a few of the takeout containers on top, left his office, and walked down the corridor to the basement.

...

At the same time, in a dark room.

He Yan, who the entire Dragon City was frantically searching for, was now wearing a prison uniform, lying on a cold bed, staring blankly at the slightly moldy ceiling above his head.

The room was small and had no windows, making it feel somewhat oppressive. Living in this place for a long time, He Yan couldn't help but feel restless.

After a moment, there was a sudden noise from the iron door next to him.

"Clang!"

The food delivery window below the iron door was yanked open from the outside, and light and a figure shone into the room through the gate. With a swoosh, several plastic bags containing dinner were pushed in.

Immediately afterward, Lu Sheng's shout came from outside, "Time to eat."

He Yan roused himself and sat up from the bed, walking to the iron door and glancing at the food on the ground.

In this kind of place, daily food had almost become the only form of entertainment.

He Yan picked up the plate and was about to return to the table to eat. At this moment, Lu Sheng, who was standing outside, suddenly said softly, "Three days later, you can leave. I'll see you off then..."

He Yan was stunned for a moment, then immediately asked, "Did the higher-ups send a message?"

Lu Sheng slowly said, "Almost. You won't have to come back after that."

He Yan nodded, "Okay, I understand. Thanks, Lao Lu."

Lu Sheng added, "Be prepared. When I change shifts tomorrow, I'll arrange for someone to send you things."

"Clang!"

The small gate was pulled shut again, and the entire room fell into darkness once more.

After Lu Sheng finished explaining, he walked out of the prison area. He Yan carried the plate to the table and slowly began to eat.

He Yan had committed crimes repeatedly, and the entire Dragon City had almost turned the city inside out looking for him. But he had disappeared without a trace. Even the An family's intelligence department had no clues about such a person before.

The reason why he was so hard to find was that He Yan had been hiding in the detention center's high-security prison area, living as a prisoner and seeing no outsiders.

Although he had a mobile phone, it had been specially modified so that it could only receive calls and not make them.

This was no longer a matter of hiding in plain sight, but a carefully planned escape-from-capture plan with countless contingencies thought through in advance.

He Yan ate, took a small bottle of baijiu (white liquor), about two liang (100ml), from the plastic bag, poured a little into a cup, and slowly drank it.

He Yan temporarily breathed a sigh of relief, and that feeling of anxiety was also relieved a lot. Because he felt that he would soon be able to leave this damn place of Dragon City and finally see the light of day.

Thinking of this, He Yan poured himself another glass of wine and drank it down in one gulp.

...

Dragon City, An Family Military Department.

"Creak--"

Several police cars stopped in front of the military headquarters building. Wang Daolin, wearing a police uniform, led several close police officers and hurriedly walked into the building.

Dragon City had been turbulent recently, and various government departments were working overtime. The An family's military department was no exception. At this late hour, it was still brightly lit, and the building was full of busy staff.

Wang Daolin walked through the corridor, took the elevator directly to the top floor, stood in front of the military commander's office door, and reached out to knock.

"Knock knock knock!"

Soon, An Zecheng's voice came from inside the door, "Come in!"

Wang Daolin waved his hand to the police officers around him, told them to stay outside the door, and pushed the door open himself.

At this time, An Zecheng was sitting behind his desk, buried in paperwork, with a steaming cup of tea on the desk to help him stay awake.

After days of continuous work, An Zecheng, although full of energy, inevitably had a trace of fatigue on his face.

After Wang Daolin came in, he politely called out, "General An, you were looking for me?"

"Chief Wang is here."

An Zecheng then looked up, saw that it was Wang Daolin, a smile appeared on his face, and he got up to greet him, "Come, sit, sit, sit! Chief Wang, pour tea!"

Saying that, An Zecheng invited Wang Daolin to sit on the sofa next to him, and the two sat down. An adjutant came over and poured a cup of hot tea for Wang Daolin.

Wang Daolin took a sip of tea, looked at An Zecheng sitting in front of him, and asked, "General An... you suddenly called me here, is there something going on?"

...

Two hours later, several police cars arrived at the Daokou District Detention Center.

Inside the car, Guo Zhengdao was wearing a police uniform, turned his head and said to Qiu Ge, "Give me the gun!"