The Dragon City Rises, within the military garrison area of the Third Division.

Four cars sped along. Wu, the Chief of Staff of the Third Division, sat in the back seat of the middle car, legs crossed, his brow furrowed.

Beside him, Xin Xiaodong hung up the phone, turned his head, and said to Chief of Staff Wu, "We're being followed. It should be people from the investigation team."

"If they're following, it means Xiaoming hasn't compromised yet; otherwise, they'd be arresting people." Chief of Staff Wu waved his hand. "If they want to follow, let them follow."

"Uncle Wu, who exactly is looking for us?" Xin Xiaodong asked.

"You'll know when we get to the division headquarters," Chief of Staff Wu replied.

Xin Xiaodong didn't ask any further, sitting in the car with a grave expression, occasionally looking back down the road.

After about twenty minutes of driving, the vehicles arrived at the Third Division headquarters.

Chief of Staff Wu led Xin Xiaodong out of the car and strode towards the headquarters, saying to the guard, "Keep an eye on the surroundings."

"Yes!"

The guard saluted.

A little while later, two more cars stopped on the road opposite the division headquarters. A man in one of the cars called Zhou Xian. "Chief of Staff Wu has taken Xin Xiaodong back to the headquarters."

"Okay, I understand." Zhou Xian nodded, hung up the phone, crossed his legs, and looked at Xin Xiaoming, asking, "What have you decided?"

...

Inside the garrison headquarters.

After entering the building, Chief of Staff Wu looked up and asked a staff officer, "Where is he?"

"We didn't dare bring him to the front yard. He's in the storage warehouse in the back." The staff officer immediately stepped forward and said, "They came from the Old Mo side."

"I know." Chief of Staff Wu immediately replied, "Does anyone else know that people from the headquarters are here?"

"No, they found me very accurately and contacted me directly." The staff officer said softly, "After I finished talking to them, I took them straight to the warehouse."

Chief of Staff Wu nodded slowly. "You keep watch at the door for a while. Xiaodong and I will go and meet him."

"Yes, Chief of Staff!"

After a brief exchange, Chief of Staff Wu and Xin Xiaodong walked into the backyard alone, discreetly entering the division's storage warehouse along the corridor.

As soon as they entered, they saw a man in a garrison uniform and military cap get up and greet them.

"Hehe, hello, Chief of Staff Wu, Regiment Commander Xin!" The man looked at them with a smile, politely extending his hand.

"Who are you with?" Chief of Staff Wu asked, his hands behind his back.

The man's movements didn't change, and he replied clearly, "The Tongji Society, Fei Pingsheng!"

Chief of Staff Wu looked at the bald-headed Lao Fei, a flash of killing intent passing through his eyes.

"Damn it, you dare to come?!" Xin Xiaodong angrily grabbed Fei Pingsheng's collar, reached for his sidearm, pressed it against his head, and roared, "Do you believe I'll blow your brains out!"

Lao Fei looked at him. "I came with good intentions..."

"To hell with your good intentions! It was you who set the fire on the Xin family." Xin Xiaodong wasn't stupid either, and he said through gritted teeth, "Dare you say it wasn't?"

"I dare say it. It wasn't!" Fei Pingsheng replied.

Chief of Staff Wu pointed at Lao Fei's cheek. "At this time, any third-party force that comes to us is the one secretly fueling the fire against the Xin family. Am I wrong?"

Fei Pingsheng looked at him. "So, are you going to talk or not?"

"Talk my ass...!" Xin Xiaodong was really furious, and he gritted his teeth, ready to pull the trigger.

With a snap, Chief of Staff Wu grabbed the gun in Xin Xiaodong's hand, forcibly suppressing the anger in his heart, and said, "It seems you've got us figured out?"

"I'm nothing! I'm just a errand boy for the higher-ups. Hehe, even if you kill me, you'd be wasting a bullet." Fei Pingsheng raised his arm and pushed away the pistol Xin Xiaodong was holding, his smile unchanged, continuing to extend his hand, saying, "Shall we shake on it?"

Xin Xiaodong gritted his steel teeth, not responding.

Chief of Staff Wu looked at him. "Show your cards first. Explain your intentions in one sentence."

Lao Fei looked at the two of them and replied with passion, "As long as you have the courage to risk everything and bring down the emperor from his horse, the Tongji Society, and all the resources it controls, are willing to help the Xin family!"

Hearing this, the emotions that had been suppressed in Chief of Staff Wu's heart for days were like ripples suddenly spreading across a calm lake.

"Shall we talk?" Fei Pingsheng asked, his hand still extended.

...

In the investigation team's interrogation room, Xin Xiaoming, who hadn't been subjected to any extreme interrogation, was now exhausted. All the strength in his body seemed to have been drained, and he was listlessly rubbing his face, his clothes soaked with sweat.

"Well? Do you trust Tan Hengqiang, who wants to exterminate you, or do you trust me, the leader of the investigation team who saved your life, and the Regional Council?" Zhou Xian asked with a frown.

"Hoo!"

Xin Xiaoming took a long breath, raised his head, his eyes bloodshot, and shouted, "I can't make up my mind. I don't know what to do. I need to communicate with my family!"

"Making a phone call is impossible," Zhou Xian shook his head.

"Have someone bring my eldest brother here. I want to talk to him," Xin Xiaoming replied.

Zhou Xian pondered for a moment. "You need to know, you don't have much time. Every minute you delay, Tan Hengqiang could be hurting your family."

"Contact my eldest brother. I want to see him now. Have him come immediately!" Xin Xiaoming immediately replied, "If you can guarantee what you say, I'll agree to bite Tan Hengqiang, to bite the Garrison Headquarters."

Zhou Xian slowly got up. "Okay, I'll give you a little more time. But you must understand, this is your last chance!"

...

Half an hour later.

Chief of Staff Wu left the division headquarters with Xin Xiaodong and drove to the Xin family villa.

Inside the headquarters, Fei Pingsheng didn't leave immediately. After confirming that there were no monitoring or recording devices in the storage warehouse, he called Su Tianyu.

"We've talked." Fei Pingsheng frowned and replied, "The current situation is this..."

After listening to Fei Pingsheng's report, Su Tianyu immediately asked, "What's your current situation?"

"I definitely can't leave now." Fei Pingsheng frowned and replied, "I estimate that the investigation team and the Garrison Headquarters have already locked down the perimeter. We're in an all-in state, it all depends on the intelligence of Lao Wu and Xin Chaojie's eldest son. If they're idiots, then I'm done for."

Su Tianyu pondered for a moment. "Stay there and don't move. I'll take care of the rest."

"No problem!" Fei Pingsheng glanced down at his watch and replied, "You need to move faster on your end. We don't have much time. Right now, the garrison and Zhou Xian are both vying for the Xin family's attitude."

"I understand. That's it for now. Keep in touch."

"Okay!"

After the two ended the call, Su Tianyu immediately got up and looked at Li Mingsheng. "Leader, we've decided on the city matters. I'll start working on the outside of the city first."

"Okay, go!" Li Mingsheng nodded slowly.

As soon as the words fell, Su Tianyu quickly left the municipal building and dialed Su Tianbei's number.