Late at night, 11:30 PM.

Li Yuan returned to the military garrison base where the investigation team was located and truthfully informed Zhou Xian of his conversation with Chief of Staff Wu.

Outside the interrogation room, Zhou Xian held Xin Xiaoming's confession, which he had just signed, turned his head, and instructed Li Yuan, "Do it in several steps, and be quick!"

"Yes, sir!" the assistant replied.

"First, I'll immediately ask the higher-ups to approve the procedures and apply for a direct order to control the family members of those politicians who have violated discipline." Zhou Xian paused for a moment and said, "Second, have the 77th Regiment arrange helicopters, at least ten or so. As soon as the order from above is issued, we will immediately control the family members of the Third Division's officers who have violated discipline and send them to New York. Third, you must send a special action team to monitor the homes of these officers' families who have violated discipline. If there's any disturbance, call immediately!"

"Chief of Staff Wu has already gotten Xin Xiaoming to confess. Are you still worried about them?" the assistant asked, puzzled.

"No! Xin Xiaoming will confess anyway, because he can't escape this bullet. So, locking him up isn't an important bargaining chip. The Xin family may already be prepared to abandon him, do you understand?" Zhou Xian's logic was very rigorous. "Things have gotten to this point, and we're only one step away from success. So, we must be more cautious and also prevent Tan Hengqiang from desperately resorting to harming outsiders."

"I understand."

"Go quickly. I'll contact the higher-ups." Zhou Xian waved his hand.

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Xian's investigation team began to take action, each busy with the task of picking up people.

In fact, from a position of power, the investigation team already superseded all military and political departments in Dragon City. The Regional Council also ordered the two top military and political departments to give the investigation team the green light on the case of the hijacked military supplies.

Of course! You could make trouble in the dark, but you could never openly oppose the investigation team. Therefore, Zhou Xian had a lot of power in his hands, but at this moment, he also had the difficult problem of being constrained.

For example, on the issue of controlling the families of the Third Division, he had to report to the higher-ups, because this involved too many senior military officers and would most likely lead to direct conflicts with the garrison. If a mistake was made and a firefight broke out, Zhou Xian wouldn't be able to bear the responsibility.

He had to report it and hand over the final decision-making power to the Regional Council before Zhou Xian dared to take action, before he dared to let the Expeditionary Force's 77th and 78th Regiments stationed in Dragon City take action.

It was already 10:00 AM when Zhou Xian submitted the application. The relevant personnel from the Regional Council received the report and specially drove to find the主管(zhuguan – person in charge) leader to sign it.

That night, at least six or seven forces in Dragon City were secretly plotting. Anyone with a sensitive political sense could already smell the bloody scent emanating from this city.

...

The next day, around 11:00 AM.

A business car arrived in Dragon City. Zhang Tao, the manager of the overseas business department of Huihong Pharmaceutical Group, sat in the car and dialed Tan Mingzhao's phone, "Hey? Chief Tan, what are you doing?"

"Busy, what's up?" Tan Mingzhao asked.

"Oh, don't even mention it." Zhang Tao replied helplessly, "I was originally on a business trip outside, but I suddenly received a call from the boss. He insisted that I come here to deliver goods. Same as always, can you open a path for me?"

"What kind of goods need to be delivered at this time?" Tan Mingzhao frowned and asked.

"What else could it be? Supplies for the rebels. The 125th Army in Sri Lanka has been defeated and doesn't even have tents anymore." Zhang Tao curled his lips and said, "Hehe, I'm about to become the chief transportation officer."

"I don't have time to worry about the rebels now. Dragon City is having an internal conflict, don't you know?" Tan Mingzhao was obviously very familiar with the other party.

"I know, but that doesn't affect the delivery, does it?" Zhang Tao asked.

"Don't deliver it. Just put the goods in your group's warehouse and wait until things have passed. The border is under control now." Tan Mingzhao said in a commanding tone, "At this time, don't do anything excessive, or it will be very dangerous."

Zhang Tao paused for a moment, "Director Tan, will this internal conflict in Dragon City involve our group?"

"No, you're not in the direction of the investigation."

"Oh, that's good. Hey, do you have time tonight? Let's go out for a meal together?" Zhang Tao asked.

"I don't have any time. I have things to do tonight." Tan Mingzhao replied, "We'll talk about it later!"

"Okay, okay, I understand. You're busy, you're busy!" Zhang Tao hung up the phone.

After the two ended the call, Zhang Tao licked his lips and called another公子哥(gong zi ge – son of high ranking official) of a garrison corps, "Hey, are you busy? Hehe, yeah, I've come to Dragon City. Damn, delivering goods, but the higher-ups said the border is under control... Are you free tonight? Let's hang out? Alright, that's it!"

After making a call, Zhang Tao looked up and instructed the secretary in the passenger seat, "Put the goods in the warehouse, we're not delivering them."

"Yes!" the secretary nodded.

Zhang Tao turned his head and looked out the window, his eyes deep.

...

1:30 PM.

Zhou Xian finally received all the approved documents, procedures, and written orders issued by the higher-ups.

Why did it take so long?

Because these procedures not only included orders to control the families of officers who had violated discipline, but also orders on whether to grant the investigation team, the 77th Regiment, and the 78th Regiment the authority to open fire when necessary, and so on.

This order couldn't be decided by just one leader, so in the morning, the department of the Regional Council responsible for leading the investigation team also held an internal meeting. Finally, it was signed by the cabinet chief of the Council before the approval of this order was passed.

With the procedures in hand, Zhou Xian, the imperial envoy wearing a yellow jacket, finally received the imperial sword.

Inside the main building of the military training compound, Zhou Xian strode into the lounge and dialed Chief of Staff Wu's phone, "Hello?"

"Speak!"

"The Regional Council's procedures won't be available until tonight. Don't worry. I've already had people watching the periphery." Zhou Xian said very cunningly, "I'll send people to pick up your relatives tonight."

"Okay," Chief of Staff Wu immediately responded, "I'll wait."

The two hung up the phone. Zhou Xian pushed open the door and walked into the meeting room, saying to the action team inside, "Each of you take a company of soldiers and act now! First, control the families of the main officers, such as Chief of Staff Wu's, Xin Chaojie's family, and the families of division-level cadres. Do you understand?"

"Yes!"

Everyone stood up and saluted.

...

Inside the garrison headquarters.

Tan Hengqiang sat in his chair, playing with an expensive string of prayer beads, turned his head, and asked Lao Zhang, "Are all the preparations ready?"

"The manpower is ready." Lao Zhang said with his hands in his pockets, "But I suggest you contact Lao An, because it might be more convenient to evacuate from his military's defense zone."

Tan Hengqiang slowly stood up, "You're right, I should also test this sleeping tiger's position. Words are useless, I'll force him to take a step...!"

"That's right." Lao Zhang nodded.

...

3:00 PM.

Tan Mingzhao sat in a military vehicle and said into the phone, "Prepare to pick up people!"

At the same time.

A phone rang in the president's office of the Tongji Association. Su Tianyu, who was lying on his chair sleeping, suddenly sat up and answered the phone, "What's wrong?"

"The investigation team and the garrison have started fighting over people. A battle is about to break out." Wang Daolin said on the phone.

"Phew!"

Su Tianyu looked down at his watch, "It's a bit early! Forget it, let's do it. I can't wait any longer. It's too nerve-wracking!"