Chapter 283

Late at night.

Sitting in the military vehicle, An Ze Cheng crossed his arms and instructed his adjutant, "Look into setting up an office next to the garrison headquarters. Move the military division right under Tan Hengqiang's nose."

The adjutant paused, "Commander, are we really doing this?"

"Yes," An Ze Cheng replied firmly. "I'll serve out my term. I came from District One, and that's how I'll return."

"What about Li Mingsheng's side...?"

"No contact with them." An Ze Cheng waved his hand. "In short, be honest and straightforward. Staying out of trouble is a great achievement."

"Understood!" The adjutant nodded.

"I'm tired. Wake me when we arrive." An Ze Cheng leaned back in the wide seat and slowly closed his eyes.

...

The next morning.

Inside the Tongji Association hall, Su Tianyu sipped wolfberry tea while fiddling with his phone.

Wang Daolin walked in, glancing at Su Tianyu's sallow face and teacup. "What's wrong, little brother? Haven't even grown up yet, and you're already taking supplements?"

Su Tianyu looked up and sighed, "I have to. These past few days have been so draining that I can't even lift my head in the morning, and my pee looks like beer."

"Damn, that's me you're talking about?" Wang Daolin bent down and sat down. "Let me tell you, a man without a good gun is wasting his life! You're not like me; I've experienced everything at my age, but you're still young. We have to take care of ourselves! Hey, I'll introduce you to an old traditional Chinese medicine doctor. He's a master of tonics. His *ma bian* (horse tail) wine is like Hua Tuo reincarnated!"

"Alright, alright," Su Tianyu quickly waved his hand. "You're making me sick."

As the two were chatting, Wei Xiangzuo and Lu Feng walked in together.

"What kind of wine? Why does that sound so familiar?!" Lu Feng asked casually.

"Well, our little brother Su is already drinking wolfberry water. I was thinking of introducing him to an old TCM doctor," Wang Daolin replied.

Lu Feng rubbed his prayer beads and leaned over to sit in the nearby chair. "What are the symptoms?" he asked.

Su Tianyu glanced at him. "My pee looks like beer."

"No morning wood?" Lu Feng asked like a doctor.

"Exactly."

"Then you don't need to see an old TCM doctor. Just believe in Buddha," Lu Feng diagnosed directly. "Men reach a stage where they can't be cured. Believe in Buddha, cut off desires, and be without wants."

"Thanks," Su Tianyu rolled his eyes, too lazy to argue with these two old geezers.

After a while, Kong Zhenghui, bald Fei, Bai Hongbo, and Zhou Tonghui arrived.

"Where's Yuan Ge?" Su Tianyu asked.

"He's busy. He told us to discuss it and let him know the results later," Kong Zhenghui replied.

"Alright, let's go to the conference room and get started," Su Tianyu announced.

...

Ten minutes later.

The core members of the Tongji Association, plus the three old foxes Wang Daolin, Wei Xiangzuo, and Lu Feng, gathered in the conference room.

Su Tianyu, who was in charge of explaining Li Mingsheng's ideas, hosted the meeting. "The leader said that the code worker association hasn't been completely taken down yet. We need to resolve the Dragon City association's stability issues within two rounds."

Everyone sipped tea, waiting for more.

"Let's talk about the situation." Su Tianyu perked up, describing the situation with very clear logic. "The Qingyi Bureau is gone, and we've swept the East Port District. That means Zhang Ming is now a lone commander. His only reliance is his relationship with the garrison. But they'll only help him if he's useful. The other faction in the code worker association is the Jing Yan remnants, but they're currently confused. They have an insurmountable weakness: Jing Yan can only control things remotely and can't return to Dragon City to take charge. This makes it difficult to rally people, which is an opportunity for us."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

"On the surface, we have a great advantage." Su Tianyu glanced at everyone. "So, my idea is to take advantage of the chaos and go all-in for the final result."

"Directly overturn Zhang Ming's table and re-elect the chairman?" Kong Zhenghui immediately understood Su Tianyu's meaning.

"Yes," Su Tianyu nodded slowly. "We'll pay the money, and Brother Zuo will negotiate to win over the code worker association's executives, directly overturning Zhang Ming's table and re-electing the chairman."

Wei Xiangzuo rested his chin in his hand, frowning slightly. "My popularity isn't enough. I fell out with Xu Hu before and offended a lot of the elders. Plus... I've been close to you guys these past few years, so anyone can guess that this is a penetration plan devised by the Tongji Association and the municipal government."

"Gu Baisun," Zhou Tonghui interjected, "Let him be the middleman, the lubricant."

"That works," Da Bai immediately agreed. "Rumor has it that his father died at our hands. If he can support Brother Wei, he'll definitely attract a lot of people. At least it's justifiable in name."

"This is settled. I'll arrange things with Gu Baisun," Su Tianyu succinctly stated Gu Baisun's stance.

"What about the money? I can't handle so many executives on my own," Wei Xiangzuo asked realistically. "The code worker association has sixteen branches. Getting all the big and small leaders on board will be a considerable expense."

"Get the money from above," Kong Zhenghui immediately turned to Su Tianyu. "An organization with nearly ten thousand members—what kind of influence is that? We don't even need to completely control it; even controlling half of it would be a huge boost to the higher-ups."

Su Tianyu blinked. "The problem is, the leader hasn't approved the money."

These words were immediately met with an attack.

Bald Fei spoke first, "Then that's your problem. You're a die-hard lackey of the leader. If you can't get the money approved, what are we even doing here?"

"That's right, you have to ask! You have to fight for it! You can't just drink our association's wolfberry water every day and not do anything!" Da Bai retorted as if he wanted to bite someone.

"The money has to come from above," Kong Zhenghui said with a smile. "If we have to pay part of it, that's fine, but there's a condition: if the outcome is beneficial in the future, we have to place some executives in the code worker association. Consider it an investment."

"I think this can work," Lu Feng immediately raised his hand. "In that case, I'll take back some of the money I invested in the temple and use it as shares."

"...Won't the Buddha be unhappy if you do that?" Da Bai asked.

Lu Feng immediately waved his hand. "No, they and I are all on the same side."

Su Tianyu looked at these shrewd and cunning guys and said helplessly, "Alright, I'll get the money. Everyone will work together?"

"What am I responsible for?" Wang Daolin asked.

"You'll definitely be the one with the guns," Su Tianyu said with a sidelong glance.

"Then I need more money!" Wang Daolin scratched his head.

Su Tianyu pointed to Lu Feng. "Brother Feng, donate two hundred incense burners to the Zhainan District Police Department. Is that okay?"

"Done, it's settled!"

Just like that, a group of old foxes finalized the basic attack plan in a few words.

...

In the evening.

Li Mingsheng ate a light dinner and instructed Director Liu, "Su Tianyu wants money. Give it to him."

"Should we notify the mining company?" Director Liu asked.

"Can't get it from there. The mining company has the shadow of the higher-ups. We're not bringing them into this," Li Mingsheng paused, looked up at Director Liu, and said, "Call those financial companies in the Longkou Development Zone. If necessary, impose fines."