On the street.

After Hou Guoyu smashed the thug with a bucket, he immediately grabbed the wrist of the hand holding the knife, preparing to seize the weapon.

At this critical moment, the screech of brakes sounded nearby. Hou Guoyu, completely out of instinct, looked to the side and saw a gray-white van stopping at the street corner. The side door slid open, and three burly men, faces covered, were pulling out guns.

Hou Guoyu had no time to think. He could only grab the thug’s wrist and fling him towards the van.

The thug was holding the child in his left arm, and his right hand was grabbed by Hou Guoyu, leaving him unable to exert any strength. He stumbled backward, his back facing the van.

From the direction of the van, the three thugs had already rushed down with their guns, less than ten meters away from Hou Guoyu.

"Fuck!"

Hou Guoyu cursed and retreated.

"Bang, bang!"

As expected, the three men rushed a few steps forward and raised their arms, opening fire. Fortunately, Hou Guoyu decisively retreated to dodge, otherwise he would have been shot dead on the spot.

Bullets struck the wall, sending sparks flying. Without thinking, Hou Guoyu ducked and darted into an alley.

"You, get in the car!" one of the masked thugs shouted at the Eastern European holding the child.

Hou Guoyu entered the alley, turned around, and saw a man with a knife-like face and a hooked nose sitting in the van, looking at him.

This man was Wang Xiong, responsible for finding the goods. He sat in the car, holding his headset, and said, "Kill that black kid."

On the street, the three masked thugs chased into the alley. They saw Hou Guoyu sprinting a few meters before stepping on a trash can with his left foot, nimbly climbing onto the wall like a monkey.

"Bang, bang, bang!"

The three urgently fired, sending sparks flying from the wall, but they failed to stop Hou Guoyu, who scaled the wall and fled.

"He climbed over the wall and ran," the leader of the thugs shouted into his headset.

Wang Xiong sat in the car, glanced at his watch, and immediately replied, "Then let's go."

A dozen seconds later, the van pushed through the crowd and quickly disappeared down the street.

Inside the car, Wang Xiong reached out and picked up the crying little girl, a smile on his face. He said softly, "Why don't you listen? Why did you have to run?"

The little girl looked at Wang Xiong's expression, became even more frightened, and cried heartbreakingly.

Twenty minutes later.

Hou Guoyu, covered in dirt and barefoot, ran to the hospital and asked the person at the reception desk, "An old man fell and hit his head. Which floor was he taken to?"

"Second floor, emergency room."

"Okay, thank you!" Hou Guoyu rushed to the second floor like the wind.

...

On Tufang Street in the Zha Nan District, police sirens blared. A car from the Maritime Police Department stopped in front of the Tongji Association.

Su Tianyu hurriedly got out of the car and saw six cars from the District Police Department parked in front of his association, and the area was cordoned off.

"…!"

Seeing this scene, a bad premonition rose in Su Tianyu’s heart. He pushed through the crowd and rushed into the courtyard.

Next to the security room on the left, seven or eight people from the District Police Department were inspecting the scene. There were several spots of blood and a large amount of broken glass around, and there were also several obvious bullet marks on the walls of the security room.

Su Tianyu’s face turned pale. He pushed aside a police officer and glanced at the front of the security room door, which was surrounded by a crowd. He was immediately stunned.

Uncle You, the night watchman, lay on his back on the ground, wearing an apron, holding a cooking ladle in his right hand, his eyes wide open. He had been shot three times and died.

Su Tianyu looked at Uncle You’s body in disbelief, his mind buzzing.

Inside the security room, the aroma was rich. Two rice cookers were still braising soy sauce beef and pressed duck. Two bottles of unpackaged white wine, freshly bought, were placed on the clean and tidy security room table.

"Smack!"

Just as Su Tianyu was stunned, Yu Mingyuan appeared from behind and grabbed his arm. "Come over here!"

Su Tianyu suddenly turned his head. "Uncle... Uncle You...!"

"Come here and talk," Yu Mingyuan said in a serious tone, dragging Su Tianyu to the side. He asked in a low voice, "The association is hiding someone, why don't I know anything about it?!"

Su Tianyu stared blankly at him. "Who else is in trouble?"

"Zhang Hao was captured by the people who came, and the person they were hiding is also gone," Yu Mingyuan immediately replied. "Originally, Tiannan was here too, but he went out to contact a car, so he escaped. What exactly is going on?!"

Su Tianyu never expected that while he was busy at the Maritime Police Department for less than half a day, something would happen to the association.

The cause and effect of the matter didn’t need much thought. The news that Zhang Chao was hiding here must have leaked, and the other side came looking for him, which led to the bloody incident.

His cousin Zhang Hao was captured, and Uncle You, who was on duty, was also killed...

This happened too suddenly. Su Tianyu was completely unprepared. He didn't even know how to explain to the Maritime Police Department why a shooting had occurred at his home.

Su Tianyu stood in the courtyard, calmed himself for a long time, and then forced himself to calm down. He looked up at Yu Mingyuan and said, "Tiannan brought those people back. They're the ones who kidnapped Old Pang before."

Yu Mingyuan heard this and immediately put his hands on his hips. "Tiannan is confused! How could he help these kinds of people?!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Su Tiannan rushed into the courtyard in a panic. When he turned his head and saw Uncle You's body, he was completely dumbfounded.

Before the accident at the association, Su Tiannan had already wanted to send Zhang Chao and the others away, so he went out to contact a vehicle to transport them. But he didn't expect that shortly after he left, people came to the association.

Inside the courtyard, Su Tianyu forced himself to calm down and immediately looked up and said, "Brother Yuan, Haozi has also been taken away. We have to get him back first. I have to go to Old Li's place!"

Yu Mingyuan paused for a moment and replied, "Okay, you go. I'll keep an eye on things here."

After speaking, Su Tianyu turned and left. As he passed his older brother, he said in a low voice, "Haozi has also been captured. I have to go to the leader and find a way to organize the police to find him."

Su Tiannan looked at Uncle You, who was lying at the door of the security room, and felt extremely guilty.

Inside the Maritime Police Department.

Director Cheng asked in disbelief, "Something happened to the Tongji Association too? Why?!"

"The specific reason is unclear. Tianyu has already gone back," Fang Zheng shook his head.

...

Inside the hospital.

Hou Guoyu stood anxiously at the entrance of the emergency room, waiting for news.

At the same time.

In an off-road vehicle heading outside the Dragon City, the eldest brother, Wang Zhen, was holding a phone, his face expressionless. "The person has been found, but the lost information hasn't been retrieved yet. I have some business to take care of outside the district. You deal with the loose ends in Tianlan, leave Dragon City as soon as possible, and we'll meet in District One."

"Okay!" Wang Xiong replied.

The two ended the call. Wang Zhen lit a cigarette, looked up at Zhang Chao, and asked, "Where are the shipping list and the work notebook?"