While Gu Baishun and Wei Xiangzuo were busy canvassing for votes, Gou Liuzi wasn't idle either. He needed to coordinate the overall situation and ensure the smooth progress of the upcoming public referendum.

　　It was past 8:00 PM.

　　Li Mingsheng, in an "undercover visit," arrived at the Tufang Street in Zhanan District. Compared to three years ago, not much had changed. The shantytowns were connected to each other, filled with dilapidation and squalor.

　　In each pigeon-cage-like building, almost every floor had illegal constructions, privately installed wires, fire exits occupied by individuals, middle-aged women conducting semi-open businesses, homeless people sleeping in the alleys...

　　These scenes composed a scroll of life at the bottom.

　　Gou Liuzi followed behind Li Mingsheng: "Do you have any plans for Tufang Street?"

　　"Just shouting slogans isn't enough, we have to do things. With places like Tufang Street in Dragon City, no mayor would have the nerve to claim they're speaking for the people; how shameless would that be?" Li Mingsheng walked ahead with his hands behind his back, saying with a wry smile, "If I haven't gone to jail or fallen from power in a few years, this place will no longer exist."

　　Gou Liuzi nodded slowly: "You are the leader of the people, the hope for the future...!"

　　"Alright, alright, stop with that." Li Mingsheng waved his hand. "When is the public referendum?"

　　"Soon, probably next weekend." Su Tianyu replied, "The Elder Council and the votes from various district branches are almost secured, once we get over half, we'll start."

　　"Do you have any concrete plans?" Li Mingsheng walked to a small shop and pointed at Li Yuan, saying, "Get me a bowl of rice noodle roll."

　　"Yes!" Li Yuan stepped forward to negotiate with the owner.

　　On the street, Su Tianyu said softly, "I'm not afraid of anything else, just that Tan Hengqiang will get desperate and resort to dirty tricks. To be honest, if he abandons all shame, we'll have a hard time dealing with him."

　　Li Mingsheng frowned: "Do you have any ideas?"

　　"We need internal defenses within Dragon City, but we also need someone to support us from the outside." Su Tianyu frowned, "The action must be big, the attitude must be firm, only then can we prevent Tan Hengqiang."

　　Li Mingsheng understood Su Tianyu's meaning in an instant, sighing, he replied, "Ah, I really don't want to ask them above again. The more times you ask them, the more demands and restrictions they give you. Although Ouyang Zhen and I have been friends for many years, we still have some conflicting ideas."

　　Hearing this, Su Tianyu immediately advised, "That's true, Leader! Actually, whether you ask them above or not, as long as you sit more firmly in Dragon City, they will definitely restrain you more deeply, so for us, we should use it while we can! We'll just listen to them, right?"

　　"Heh." Li Mingsheng smiled, pointing at Su Tianyu teasingly, "Alright, take a trip then, go invite Ouyang Zhen, and show him your obsequious, servile demeanor."

　　"Okay." Su Tianyu grinned, nodding readily.

　　Li Mingsheng took the rice noodle roll handed over by the owner, eating it as he asked, "Have you been contacting that little girl from the An family frequently lately?"

　　Su Tianyu paused: "It's the same as before, nothing's changed."

　　"You two are in a difficult situation!" Li Mingsheng said vaguely with a sigh.

　　"I understand, we still have to rely on ourselves for everything." Su Tianyu understood what he meant, "I believe we can get out of this predicament."

　　Li Mingsheng didn't say more, holding the bowl of rice noodle roll as he turned around and shouted, "Tomorrow, have the leaders of the Planning Department and the Relief Department move, have them all come to Tufang Street for a month, work here on the spot, and let them feel the living conditions here."

　　After speaking, the group left.

　　...

　　It was past 9:00 PM, inside a boathouse on the Long River in Longkou District.

　　Wei Xiangzuo reached out towards a middle-aged man and said, "Then it's settled, when the public referendum vote comes, have your people write the number 23 in the upper left corner of the ballot, so we can easily count it later."

　　"Understood, then I'll wish Brother Wei to take the position of Chairman in advance." The other party smiled and shook hands with Wei Xiangzuo.

　　"It's still early, still early!"

　　"Alright, I won't stay any longer, let's chat later." The middle-aged man greeted Yu Zheng, Gu Baishun, and the others, "Thank you, Elder Yu, goodbye Baishun!"

　　Yu Zheng stood up: "No need for thanks, we're all finding a way out together!"

　　"I'll see you out," Gu Baishun said.

　　"No need, we'll go ourselves, or it won't look good if outsiders see us." After exchanging a few pleasantries with the group, the middle-aged man left with his brothers.

　　After the outsiders left, Gu Baishun clasped his fist in front of Yu Zheng and said, "You've worked hard today, Elder Yu!"

　　"Oh, don't be so polite." Yu Zheng said with a smile, "Now everyone outside knows that I'm helping you to canvass for votes, Tan Hengqiang probably hates me to death. We are brothers in the same camp now, no need to be so formal!"

　　Wei Xiangzuo took a sip of tea, turned his head and glanced at his watch, "Wait another five minutes, you go first, then we'll go."

　　"Okay!"

　　...

　　About five minutes later.

　　Yu Zheng led three followers, taking the lead to leave the boathouse and heading straight for the parking lot.

　　On the way, the follower driver said softly, "Elder Yu, we're doing pretty well with this matter, much better than expected. In these few days, we've gotten five or six districts of people for Wei Xiangzuo, so do you think... the price we asked for before was too low?"

　　"I know what I'm doing!" Yu Zheng replied faintly, "Today we pulled in a small player, tomorrow I'll talk to them about raising the price."

　　The group walked and talked, soon entering the parking lot and turning to the left.

　　Just then, behind the public toilet on the north side of the parking lot, a motorcycle with its headlights off slowly moved forward.

　　The driver of the motorcycle stuck his head out and glanced around: "They're here, coming over!"

　　"Put on your helmet." Guizi Wu on the back seat replied.

　　The two moved quickly, sitting on the bike and putting on their helmets, covering their faces.

　　"Let's go!"

　　Guizi Wu urged.

　　"Oung!"

　　The motorcycle's engine roared, the land machine, known as the supercar killer, appeared from Yu Zheng and the others' blind spot, and in two or three breaths, it had already rushed in front of them.

　　"Damn, a car!" The driver instinctively pulled Yu Zheng.

　　"Bang!"

　　The motorcycle arrived in the blink of an eye, the front of the bike instantly sent a follower flying, and stopped with a screech beside Yu Zheng.

　　Before Yu Zheng could react, the man driving the motorcycle pulled down a large bag made of raincoat material from his chest, holding the opening of the bag with both hands, and directly put it over Yu Zheng's head.

　　Yu Zheng was completely panicked at this moment, struggling to retreat, but his head was tightly covered by the bag, and he couldn't avoid it at all.

　　While the motorcycle driver was putting on the bag, Guizi Wu on the back seat had already taken off a hanging fire axe from the side of the rear of the bike.

　　The axe was about one meter long, the axe head was painted red, flashing a cold light.

　　The motorcycle driver put on the bag, pulled Yu Zheng back with force, pulling him closer to the body of the bike. Guizi Wu sat in the back seat, directly swinging the fire axe with both arms, using all his strength in his upper body to swing horizontally.

　　"Puchi!"

　　Blood spurted wildly, the head and body were completely separated in an instant.

　　"Damn you, I'll chop you to death!" Guizi Wu swung the fire axe around again.

　　The driver smoothly hung Yu Zheng's head on the handlebars, and suddenly twisted the throttle, the exhaust pipe roared, the bike, like an arrow leaving the bow, rushed directly out of the parking lot.

　　At the entrance of the parking lot, Yu Zheng's headless body was still standing, blood spurting wildly from his neck, the surrounding followers were all frightened.

　　The entire contact process between the two sides didn't even last three seconds!