Fei Pingsheng saw his wife coming and immediately stepped forward to greet her, whispering, "We've talked everything over. Just stay here for a couple of days, okay, darling!"

"Fei Baldy, have I had a good day since I got with you? I'm investing money and worrying like I'm selling arms! And now what? I'm a hostage?!" A'Hua grabbed Fei Pingsheng's collar, wishing she could strangle this bastard to death.

Inside the courtyard, Yu Mingyuan, Bai Hongbo, and others had already heard the whole story from Su Tianyu, but they still looked at the couple with bewildered expressions, unable to comprehend their relationship.

"Listen to me, listen to me. There are outsiders here. Give me some face," Fei Pingsheng said in a low voice. "The outer district is about to make a move. There are too many people and eyes in the activity area. You're not necessarily safe there. Don't worry, I've got a good grasp of these people. As long as I'm valuable, they won't make things difficult for a woman. You have to trust my IQ...!"

A'Hua gritted her silver teeth, her voice trembling with tears. "Fei Pingsheng, if I didn't have a kid with you!! I would have left you a long time ago!"

"...Can you just listen? I'm begging you, baby?" Fei Pingsheng pleaded.

A'Hua looked at him. Although she was angry, she didn't say anything more.

Fei Pingsheng comforted her a few times, then immediately walked to Su Tianyu's side and said softly, "My wife is here! Can I leave now?"

Su Tianyu frowned and looked at him, his words full of doubt. "Who the hell knows if she's really your wife?"

Fei Pingsheng exploded upon hearing this, almost roaring, "Not my wife? Then how do you want me to prove it? Should we film a little movie in the yard so you'll believe it?! You're too suspicious!"

Dabai couldn't help but chuckle beside him. He really couldn't hold it in.

"I came to Dragon City voluntarily!! Big Brother, what can I possibly be trying to trick you out of?" Fei Pingsheng looked at Su Tianyu. "Or do you want to see a family photo, our marriage certificate?"

Su Tianyu was silent for three seconds. "Okay, she stays, you go!"

"Take good care of my wife. Don't let anything like what happened to Zhang Chao happen again," Fei Pingsheng said, staring intently.

"Three days. If you don't come back in three days, I'll use your wife's evidence to detain her!" Su Tianyu replied coldly.

"Okay, three days!"

After the two finished speaking, Fei Pingsheng walked up to A'Hua and gently instructed, "Baby, stay here and behave. If something happens to me...!"

"Go to hell," A'Hua said. She knew him too well. Every time, he would start getting sentimental and dramatic, but in reality, this old fox was as cunning as they come and rarely put himself in danger.

"I'm leaving," Fei Pingsheng said, turning to leave the courtyard.

A'Hua glanced at him slightly, a hint of worry in her eyes, but she knew there was nothing she could do to stop him.

Fei Pingsheng left, and Su Tianyu stepped forward, saying softly, "Just stay here for now. Someone will take care of you."

A'Hua nodded. "I'm hungry. I want to eat!"

When Su Tianyu heard this, he thought that these two were a perfect match, with absolutely no awkwardness in interacting with strangers.

Su Tianyu turned his head. "Dabai, take care of her."

"Okay!" Dabai immediately nodded with a smile.

Su Tianyu looked at his expression and immediately regretted it. "Never mind! I don't need you to take care of her! Big Brother, you take care of her for a bit. It's best not to stay in the Association!"

Su Tiannan, who was sitting at the door, nodded slowly. "Okay! Don't worry."

"I'll go back to the Coast Guard first. Call me if anything happens!" Su Tianyu said, grabbing his car keys and walking out.

...

Mayor's Office.

Li Mingsheng, who had just finished a meeting, was standing by the window with its beautiful view, enjoying a rare moment of leisure while smoking a cigarette.

Just half an hour ago, Ouyang Zhen from the District Security Bureau had called him, personally inquiring about the details of the Tianlan Company shooting.

This action surprised Li Mingsheng a bit, because originally he hadn't paid much attention to the Tianlan Company case. He thought it was at most just involving the Baolong Group's gray industrial chain. He let Su Tianyu investigate it to get a hold on Baolong and quickly solve the case to give those who died an explanation.

But he never expected that such a case would attract the attention of the higher-ups, which meant that Li Mingsheng's previous understanding was wrong.

Would simple human trafficking be enough to attract the attention of the Security Bureau?

Moreover, in the phone call just now, Ouyang Zhen had repeatedly hinted that Li Mingsheng should continue to investigate this case and find out the cause and effect. All of this showed that the Security Bureau's guess was quite deep, and they were not looking at the problem from its surface.

Li Mingsheng took a puff of his cigarette, and he had an idea in his mind. He didn't really care what the higher-ups wanted to do, but he cared about whether he could get more resources and more say, so that he could achieve the ideals and ambitions in his heart.

If you want to do things, you must have power and resources, otherwise it will be really difficult to move forward in the current environment.

Li Mingsheng had a huge plan in his mind. He needed to cultivate the Association, and he also needed to cultivate a strong enough commercial force to accumulate energy for his faction little by little.

This would require a long time to operate and develop, but Old Li was not in a hurry. Even if he couldn't finish it in his term and couldn't wait for the day it grew stronger, he would cultivate successors, a group of people with the same beliefs and ideals, to continue doing it.

Li Mingsheng put out his cigarette and dialed Su Tianyu's number. "Hello!"

"Leader!"

"How's the case going?" Li Mingsheng asked.

"I need to wait a little longer, wait three days!" Su Tianyu replied softly. "The other group has shown up. They've already contacted us. They're ready to provide us with information."

"I don't care how you solve the case!" Li Mingsheng said, frowning. "But you can't just be busy for nothing. You have to get concrete results!"

"My family is still in their hands. I will definitely do my best, Leader!" Su Tianyu replied.

"Okay, if you need anything, call Li Yuan or Old Liu. I'll wait for your news," Li Mingsheng said, then hung up the phone directly.

Outer District.

Su Tianyu sat in the car and glanced at his phone. "Wait for me, I'm going out for a bit!"

"What for?" Hou Guoyu, who had come alone, asked.

"To meet... the Nameless One..." Su Tianyu thought for a long time and chose to use a vague term.

Hou Guoyu was speechless when he heard this. "The Nameless One? I'm gonna use Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin next?! Can you speak more plainly?"

"Just wait!" Su Tianyu said, then strode towards the mountain.

...

At the same time.

On the way back, Fei Pingsheng dialed A'Shui's number. "Take some people to scout the location I gave you before. There's definitely something going on there! Be quick...!"

"Brother, can it wait a little longer? We haven't eaten yet!"

"How can you be so carefree?! I've already used your sister-in-law as a hostage, and you're still thinking about eating?! Can't you just grab a couple of buns to fill your stomach? You need a full Manchu Han Imperial Feast?! Hurry up!" Fei Pingsheng roared.