Chapter 131 The Effect of a Butterfly's Wings

Inside the Dong Sheng Express compound, the Hua Ren Corps quickly controlled the chaotic situation and arrested over two hundred rioters, including Li Tai Dong.

With the incident quelled, Dong Sheng Express immediately closed its doors. The soldiers remained inside, maintaining a strict defensive posture. Two helicopters flew back, rapidly deploying medical personnel and supplies, as there were quite a few wounded on the scene.

Inside the main building, Jiang Zhou, catching his breath, immediately called the Southwest Theater Command to report that he was safe.

...

At the Gui family's entrance, Ruan Zheng Tan, who had just arrived, received a call from above before he could even get out of the car.

"Hello? Leader!"

"The Hua Ren Corps has taken control of Dong Sheng Express; your plan has failed." The other party replied sternly, "The Gui family line is no longer significant."

Ruan Zheng Tan was stunned for a moment, then loosened his collar and cursed, "The Fan family's incompetence is appalling."

"The responsibility doesn't lie entirely with them. We misjudged Xiang Jing Yang's determination to protect the Su family. They even disregarded diplomatic protocols and sent troops to break through the checkpoints and enter the city." The other party sighed, "But dwelling on this is pointless. We need to plan our departure."

Ruan Zheng Tan asked with a surprised expression, "...So soon?!"

"Yes, the highest levels can no longer withstand the pressure," the other party replied softly, "We don't have much time left."

"Our new governor is ruthless." Ruan Zheng Tan frowned, "The assassination attempt on the Dragon City people, though not entirely successful, did manage to sow discord between them and the Gui family. Overall, the groundwork we laid earlier was meaningful."

"Indeed, but this achievement is not enough to secure absolute political protection." The higher-up gently reminded, "We need more bargaining chips, especially in terms of military intelligence, including the Hua District's intention to support the Gui family in the Golden Triangle, as well as their arms trade dealings with Dragon City. We need the most detailed intelligence on this."

"Understood!" Ruan Zheng Tan nodded.

"Go do it; I'll wait for you."

"Yes!"

The two ended the call. Ruan Zheng Tan took out a piece of chewing gum from his pocket and chewed it for a long time before instructing the driver, "Let's go back. We're not going to the Gui family."

"Yes!"

The driver nodded.

The convoy came and went in a hurry. The military intelligence agents surrounding the Gui family also received orders to retreat.

On the way back, Ruan Zheng Tan looked at the Gui family's villa and couldn't help but sigh, "You're too lucky!"

Yes, Ruan Zheng Tan attributed the failure of the final part of his plan to the Gui family's good fortune, but he didn't realize that this failure stemmed from the butterfly effect.

Because of an extra person in the Golden Triangle, Xiang Jing Yang had no choice but to forcefully send troops into the city, thereby rescuing the Su family from danger, which ultimately affected Ruan Zheng Tan's scheme against the Gui family.

Not everything happens by chance. From Ruan Zheng Tan's perspective, there were many things he couldn't see.

On the way back to the Supervision Department, Ruan Zheng Tan quickly dialed the number of his trusted subordinate, "Compile the data and store it on an encrypted USB drive. Do not make any backups."

"Understood!"

With that, the two ended the call.

...

New York City, First District.

Inside the warden's office at Gates Island Prison, Kang Ding Huang, with his hands on his hips, angrily cursed in English, "Enough! This isn't a mistake; I don't want to hear any more excuses because I'll feel sick! This is dereliction of duty. Someone in this prison is wearing the uniform of a law enforcement officer but is working as an inside agent!! This was a premeditated prison break!"

The angry shouts echoed in the room, and the prison staff remained silent.

It was no wonder Kang Ding Huang was so upset, because he had never expected that Su Tian Yu's older brother could successfully escape from the most secure prison in the First District.

It was absurd, outrageous!

Recently, Kang Ding Huang had been focusing on setting up the Sinaloa Cartel and trying to influence the Chi Army. In his future plans, Su Tian Nan was an important pawn.

Before the Azure Uniform Bureau entered Dragon City, Kang Ding Huang had communicated with the Gates Island Prison, bluntly telling the management that this person was very important and that his management needed to be strengthened in daily life.

But even after such formal communication, Su Tian Nan still escaped!

This was absolutely unacceptable to Kang Ding Huang. He felt that this prison, known as the most secure in the First District, had rotted to the core, with an inside agent openly accepting bribes to help Su Tian Nan escape. Otherwise, it was impossible for him to be placed on the community activity list.

After a long silence, Kang Ding Huang forcibly calmed himself down and pointed at the warden, saying, "Two things! First, you need to give me Su Tian Nan's exit approval documents, in the most detail possible! Including who handled this matter, who signed the approval, which New York City police unit made the activity invitation—I want to see it all! Second, you will also receive an investigation notice from the Great District Security Bureau; a team of the most professional investigators will come here to catch the inside agent!"

Inside the office, the plump warden spread out his hands and said, "Minister Kang, I think your words are full of arrogance and ignorance. I want to remind you that this is the First District, the land of freedom, and most people's skin color is black and white... You are not the leader here; you don't even have the right to speak to us!"

Kang Ding Huang stared blankly at the other party, "What did you say?"

"I said get out, yellow-skinned monkey!" The warden stood up and said with a smile, "I'm sorry, this prisoner's approval documents were accidentally lost during tonight's general cleaning. I don't know who to punish. Perhaps a staff member managing the files will be fired."

"...!" Kang Ding Huang was speechless.

"I hate the tone of your voice, and I await the investigation from higher-level departments." The warden shrugged, "But now, please get out."

A special investigation department under the Great District Security Bureau had no say in a local unit, and the warden was even personally attacking him.

At that moment, Kang Ding Huang suddenly realized that although he had obtained citizenship, he was still an outsider. No, perhaps not even an outsider, but at most a group of people parasitizing here.

The state legislative system filled Kang Ding Huang with despair. The fact that the most secure prison had released an important suspect made him feel the utter darkness within the system.

"Good, good!" Kang Ding Huang nodded to the other party and turned to leave.

...

New York City, the scene of the Kessler shooting was surrounded by police tape.

An SUV arrived outside the community perimeter, and Zhang Tao Tao stepped out, looking incredulously at the surrounding scene of the gunfight, "...Is he an idiot? Why did he have to escape...?!"