Chapter 1 The Dragon City Rises

In the Tahe District of Dragon City, inside an inconspicuous minivan.

Lin You, with several trusted subordinates, was dressed in plain clothes, waiting for the contact person.

Inside the van.

Lin You touched the fake mustache glued to his lip, looked down at his phone and said, "The Regulatory Commission is finished too. Riel probably won't be able to escape."

Beside him, Deputy Director Guo wiped the sweat from his forehead, swallowed, and replied, "What will be the result if we return to District One?"

"The Regulatory Commission is a regional unit, while the Police Department is a local unit." Lin You frowned and said, "If Riel has an accident, he will be taken back to the regional headquarters for trial! Li Mingsheng now has two choices: either find a way to kill Riel in Dragon City, or spare his life and negotiate with the upper echelons of the Regulatory Commission. But our situation is different. We are the top leaders of a local unit. With such a big mess in Dragon City, someone will definitely be left to take the blame, so… it's unlikely that we'll be taken back to District One."

"Yes, yes." Deputy Director Guo nodded repeatedly. He was a sly character. He had been at the Regulatory Commission just moments ago, but as soon as Riel ordered the Bao Long Group to take action, he slipped away and rejoined Lin You. However, he hadn't expected Wen Zhanbo of the garrison to suddenly intervene, allowing Li Mingsheng to turn defeat into victory.

"We absolutely cannot stay in Dragon City. Even if we are sentenced to severe punishment back home, we have to go to the court in District One. There will still be room for maneuvering then. But if we stay here and fall into their hands, the outcome is hard to say." Lin You said with bloodshot eyes, "When we see the higher-ups, we'll insist that all decisions were made by Riel and we had no choice but to execute them."

Everyone couldn't help but nod in agreement.

After a long period of contemplation, Deputy Director Guo suddenly asked, "Director, do you think the higher-ups will protect us? I'm afraid of one thing…!"

"What?" Lin You asked.

"I'm afraid that when we go back, we will be pushed out by the higher-ups to take the blame, to downplay the responsibility of the Regulatory Commission and highlight the main responsibility of our Police Department. In that way, they can abandon the pawn to save the chariot." Deputy Director Guo blinked his small eyes and said, "After all, the less the Regulatory Commission is affected, the more beneficial it is to the higher-ups."

"Lao Guo, you don't need to be so afraid." The person next to him immediately advised, "Director Lin's brother-in-law is in the Regional Council. We have someone to rely on when we go back. But if you stay in Dragon City, you'll be facing Li Mingsheng and Ouyang Zhen, who is seeing red, understand?"

"Oh, right." Deputy Director Guo nodded absentmindedly.

After everyone discussed for a while, a young man walked quickly from a distance and knocked on the car window.

Director Lin immediately lowered the car window and turned his head to ask, "How is it?!"

"Leaders, the boat is here, but people from the Police Department are also here. Please keep a low profile for a while and board the boat with my crew members. Don't make a sound." The young man instructed.

"Okay!" Lin You nodded immediately.

"Let's go, hurry!" The young man called out.

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately got out of the car, followed the man in the sailor uniform, and walked towards the ships in the aquaculture port.

Across from the port, five police patrol cars, with their lights flashing, were parked on the side of the road.

Tonight, the police officers in various districts were also confused. In the first half of the night, the leaders of the department made a lot of preparations against the municipal government, but in the second half of the night, the situation suddenly took a turn for the worse, and the top two leaders of the Police Department became wanted criminals.

The junior police officers couldn't understand the messy affairs of the higher-ups and could only listen to whoever shouted the loudest.

Lin You had just received the news that the Police Department had issued a warrant for his arrest, but he no longer cared. Political alignment was like a gamble. Success meant endless glory, and failure meant utter ruin. These outcomes were predictable.

On the cold road, Lin You and others quickly followed more than thirty crew members towards a large cargo ship.

Deputy Director Guo followed behind the crowd, with a serious expression and shifty eyes, obviously feeling uncertain.

Lin You glanced at him twice and whispered to persuade him, "Lao Guo, once you do something, there's no turning back. Everyone's outcome is the same. No one is better off than anyone else."

"I'm still a little worried…!" Lao Guo looked up at him. "Director, you have a brother-in-law, but I don't!"

Lin You was a little speechless. "I already said that we are all in the same boat. If someone can protect me, I will definitely protect you."

Lao Guo swallowed and didn't say anything.

"If you're really not at ease, you can leave after the ship sails." Lin You whispered, "We are superiors and subordinates at work, but brothers in life. I will never do anything to embarrass you."

"Director, are you serious?"

"When have I ever lied to you?!"

"Then… then if that's what you say, I'll leave now." Deputy Director Guo made a decision.

Lin You was stunned. "What do you mean? How can you leave now?"

"By… by going back!" Deputy Director Guo suddenly turned around, opened his arms, and ran towards the police cars on the street, shouting, "Help!! Someone is trying to sneak away! Arrest him quickly!"

Lin You was dumbfounded on the spot, and everyone around him was petrified.

Deputy Director Guo swung his long legs and ran wildly towards the street, "Help!! I am the wanted criminal!"

Upon hearing the shouts, more than a dozen people immediately came down from the police car!

"Damn it!"

Lin You's eyes instantly turned red. After gathering strength on the spot, he swung his leg and chased after him, picked up a mallet used for breaking shells on the pier, and smashed it at Deputy Director Guo's back, "Damn you!! I'll take you with me even if I die!"

"You have a brother-in-law, but I don't!"

"I'll go to your mother!" Lin You jumped up and kicked Deputy Director Guo directly into the water.

Deputy Director Guo splashed around in the seawater, constantly shouting, "I want to report Lin You!! I want to be a star witness!"

Lin You was so angry that he went into the water and wielded the mallet like a dragon-slaying warrior!

Beside the deck, the snakehead who came to meet them immediately squatted down with his head in his hands and cursed, "I'm really f***ed by you idiots! Are you two stupid?! If you want to expose yourselves, just expose yourselves. Why do you have to drag me into this? What did I do to deserve this? Now I'm also committing a smuggling crime!"

……

Half an hour later.

Lin You and Deputy Director Guo sat in the minivan, each wearing a pair of handcuffs and their faces covered in bruises.

Wang Daolin walked over and looked at them in disbelief, "…What's going on?! Leaders!"

"I want to report him, I know the inside story!" Deputy Director Guo squinted and said, "I can bite Riel, I can bite him to death!"

Wang Daolin scratched his head and gave them a thumbs up, "You two… are even more awesome than Lu Feng! I haven't even finished issuing the wanted warrants yet, and you guys came back on your own!"

……

In the Longkou District, inside a car.

Su Tianyu looked at his watch and said softly to Bai Hongbo, "Let's do it!"