Chapter 140 On the Cruise Ship

Outside New York, on a cruise ship on the sea.

Kang Dinghuang had been away from The Dragon City Rises for three days. After he left, he only attended Zhang Qi's memorial service held in the First District. He had hardly appeared in public in the remaining time.

His phone was turned off, blocking any communication devices. He just wanted to find a place without work connections to have a good rest.

On the lounge chair, Kang Dinghuang was wearing a bathrobe, staring blankly at the calm sea, letting the sea breeze blow.

Inside the cruise ship cabin, a sweet-looking girl in a bikini quietly walked out, stretched out her white hands, and covered Kang Dinghuang's eyes.

Kang Dinghuang grinned and reached out to grab her arm, "I'll go diving with you in a moment."

"Hehe, what are you thinking about sitting here?" The girl smiled sweetly, sat playfully on the sofa next to him, and held a pillow in her arms.

"Nothing, just spacing out." Kang Dinghuang responded softly.

This girl was called Chen Qing, 27 years old this year, from a wealthy family, and currently runs a foreign trade company. She had known Kang Dinghuang for five or six years, and they were in a relationship.

Chen Qing picked up the fruit on the table and asked in a joking tone, "Minister Kang, is your self-esteem hurt?"

Kang Dinghuang looked at her, "What?"

"Kneeling down." Chen Qing curled her lips, "Can't get over it?"

"Hehe." Kang Dinghuang grinned, "What does this count as?"

"Acting? Hypocritical!" Chen Qing bit into the fruit, "But I think...!"

"No, for me, kneeling down to Li Mingsheng is not a big deal at all." Kang Dinghuang interrupted and replied, "People with simple thinking will have very extreme and absolute positions when looking at things. The game between the Qingyi Bureau and Li Mingsheng is to decide the life and death of many people. In this process, who kneels down, who cries, who is triumphant, who flees in embarrassment, what does it matter?! When the cannon fires, four or five hundred Chijun soldiers are killed or injured! If kneeling down can solve the problem, then you can let Zhao Weihu kneel a hundred times, and he won't refuse."

Chen Qing looked at him, "Oh, you seem to understand it very well? Then why are you unhappy? Is it because you lost so confusedly?"

"I didn't actually lose." Kang Dinghuang picked up his sparkling water, paused for a moment, and replied, "Zhao Weihu is trapped in Hualei, afraid to move a step. Wen Zhanbo has fallen, and Li Mingsheng has lost the support of the garrison. Although I have withdrawn from The Dragon City Rises, it doesn't prevent the Qingyi Bureau from carrying out its work on the periphery. So, in terms of advantages and disadvantages, Li Mingsheng is now more uncomfortable than me. I don't have any funds, I can apply to the higher-ups, but without the military supplies business, what will Li Mingsheng use to support so many relationships?"

Hearing this, Chen Qing looked puzzled, "You understand all this? Why are you still so depressed?"

"What depresses me is why Li Mingsheng was able to manage the relationships in The Dragon City Rises so well in just two years." Kang Dinghuang sighed, "Alas, what's equally depressing is that even if we bring down one Li Mingsheng, will there be a Guo Mingsheng or Wang Mingsheng in the future?"

"What do you mean...!"

"I'm thinking about why the supervisory committee with absolute power failed, and why the more we target Li Mingsheng's team, the more vigorous their vitality becomes!" Kang Dinghuang looked up at the blue sky, "The problem in The Dragon City Rises is not actually the power struggle between the two parties in the First District. Li Mingsheng's way of survival is not actually about finding opportunities in the cracks!"

"Then what is it?"

"Perhaps the route is wrong." Kang Dinghuang took a sip of sparkling water, slowly got up and walked to the bow of the ship, and softly analyzed, "What kind of people does the supervisory committee unite with? Baolong Group, Huihong Pharmaceuticals, various high-level functional units in The Dragon City Rises! To put it bluntly, they are all trying to win over the so-called upper class! They use a high-control, low-level approach to guide The Dragon City Rises! But is this approach really feasible?"

Hearing this, Chen Qing scoffed, "Since ancient times, there has never been an example of power not uniting the elite class! You need to be clear that it is always this class that controls the direction of the entire society, and even the entire region."

"No, it's not in special periods." Kang Dinghuang waved his hand, "To put it simply, it's often not the case when conquering the country, but when ruling the country."

Chen Qing was stunned.

"The Dragon City Rises is currently in a special period." Kang Dinghuang corrected.

Chen Qing was thoughtful and did not refute.

"Li Mingsheng's vitality comes from the lower class." Kang Dinghuang said with a frown, "The problem of corruption in The Dragon City Rises is too serious. Power departments and capital collude, using government orders as tools for making money... At this time, someone jumps out and shouts, I won't be corrupt, I just want to get things done! In a turbulent situation, with such a serious power struggle between the two parties, what kind of influence will that have?"

"I think I understand what you mean."

"I understand the key to the problem, but I can't find a solution." Kang Dinghuang sighed and said, "Or rather, there is a solution, but it can't be used."

"What solution?" Chen Qing asked.

"Kill the Baolong Group, kill Huihong Pharmaceuticals, abolish the supervisory committee, and do the way of heaven, robbing the rich and helping the poor! Suppress the capital and raise the bottom. Old Li's problem will be solved without attacking." Kang Dinghuang said with murderous intent in his eyes.

Hearing this, Chen Qing's eyes dimmed slightly, "Then you're even preparing to liquidate me."

"Hehe." Kang Dinghuang smiled helplessly, "I want to do it, but the problem is that I can't. The tragedy of the ruling unit has been repeated ten thousand times in history and will still happen. It's not something that an individual can stop."

"Then are you still going to be the director of this Qingyi Bureau?"

"Of course, I have to." Kang Dinghuang said with his hands behind his back, "...Tragedy is inevitable, but if the result can shift towards our goals, then it can be considered achieved."

"Are you still planning to go back?"

"I'm not going back to The Dragon City Rises. I can't beat Old Li there." Kang Dinghuang shook his head, "Or rather, once we fight, there may be a military conflict, and I don't want to see that happen. I'm going to Sinaloa to take a different path."

...

Two more days passed.

After entering The Dragon City Rises' defense zone, An Ze City refused many invitations and stayed honestly in his own territory, handling his busy work.

This day, at around four o'clock in the afternoon.

An Ze City had just finished a routine meeting and walked out of the conference room when the staff officer greeted him and said, "Commander, Su Tianyu from The Dragon City Rises is here and wants to meet with you!"

An Ze City paused, and before he could reply, the staff officer added, "Tan Hengqiang's guard regiment leader from the Garrison Command is also here and would like to invite you to The Dragon City Rises to attend the reception banquet held by the garrison corps for us."

This was a multiple-choice question with no third possibility!

What kind of answer would An Ze City give?