Chapter 147 You Go First

In the phone, Xue Ping'an sighed deeply: "Chief Zhou has made it so clear. There's no point in me staying there any longer."

"He has his difficulties." Kang Dinghuang paused for a moment: "He is indeed more cautious when it comes to An Qiqi's matter."

Xue Ping'an didn't respond to this at all, because from a personal point of view, Zhou Xian was not qualified to talk about difficulties. Who has An Qiqi only determines the issue of interests, while Xue Ping'an is now facing the life and death of a large number of direct relatives.

You talk to me about your difficulties, who the hell am I supposed to talk to?

Xue Ping'an's dissatisfaction was uncontrollable. Even though it was Kang Dinghuang on the other end of the phone, he wasn't in the mood to say anything nice.

Kang Dinghuang naturally sensed the change in Xue Ping'an's emotions. After a long silence, he softly comforted, "Don't worry, I will consider the matter of your family. The coup in Banna City hasn't come to a conclusion yet. I personally think that Su Tianyu will definitely enter the game later. We're not in a hurry, we can find an opportunity to salvage the situation. Even if we don't catch Su Tianyu's weakness in Banna City in the end, I will find a way to get you a chance to redeem your family in Sinaloa."

This was much more candid, at least warming Xue Ping'an's heart after hearing it.

"Thank you, Minister Kang!" Xue Ping'an was also clear that Kang Dinghuang had no decision-making power on the matter of An Qiqi. Being able to give himself this promise today was already breaking the rules.

"Lao Xue, don't leave for now." Kang Dinghuang was silent for a long time: "Your family is in Su Tianyu's hands, so you always have to avoid suspicion. The auxiliary work in Banna City can be handed over to the people below. If you stay here, the higher-ups will be much more at ease. At least if something goes wrong, they won't be able to find you."

Xue Ping'an was stunned when he heard this, and quickly replied with his brain working at full speed, "Okay, I understand."

"Okay, that's it, talk later."

"Okay, you're busy!"

The two ended the call. Xue Ping'an clenched his phone, frowned, and looked out the car window, lost in thought.

...

Dragon City.

After An Zecheng finished his phone call with his wife, he felt extremely irritable. He stood alone on the rooftop of the military building, facing the cold wind, also thinking about a way to break the situation.

Just now on the phone, Yu Zhen had clearly told An Zecheng that although Xue Nan had been caught, he would not play a big role in the short term and could only be used as a turning point in the final case.

Why did she say that?

Because even if Xue Nan was proven to have framed someone, or even if he implicated Zhou Xian and Qiu Qiu, who made false witnesses, An Qiqi would still have to go through the judicial process.

In other words, the investigating department could not give up control of An Qiqi until the lawsuit was over.

If it were a normal criminal case, An Qiqi could still be released on bail, but because she was An Zecheng's daughter, these reasonable procedures could not be applied to her.

This was not a simple criminal case, but a conflict and infighting between two political factions.

Yu Zhen had found many friends in the past few days and also found out that Zhou Xian was trying everything possible to delay the judicial process and lengthen the case cycle as much as possible in order to contain An Zecheng and even divide his relationship with Tan Hengqiang.

What to do?

An Zecheng didn't want to wait any longer. As a father, he didn't want to bring imprisonment to his family, or even his beloved daughter, because of his political decisions.

But now An Zecheng didn't dare to act rashly, because he had been labeled as Tan's faction, and all his actions had to represent the entire garrison, so a bad operation could easily push Tan Hengqiang into the fire pit, causing a gap in the relationship between the two, which would fall into the trap of the old guard.

On the rooftop.

An Zecheng slowly lit a cigarette, looked sharply at the surrounding street scene, and after a long period of contemplation, he turned around and shouted, "Call He Bin up here."

"Yes!" The adjutant responded and immediately ran downstairs.

About ten minutes later, a major officer rushed up, saluted, and shouted, "Commander!"

An Zecheng waved his hand at him: "He Bin, come here."

He Bin was about thirty years old and was An Zecheng's confidant from the First District. He had also been frequently promoted recently.

"Commander, what's the mission?"

"Relax." An Zecheng said expressionlessly as he smoked, "I need you to do something."

"Tell me!"

"The situation of Qiqi's case is still not very optimistic. The old faction is preparing to delay the time and devote their energy to dealing with the problems in Banna City and Sinaloa," An Zecheng said softly, facing the cold wind, "But I don't want to wait any longer."

He Bin nodded.

"These days, you leave the military headquarters and select some reliable people to go to Sinaloa," An Zecheng instructed in a low voice: "After you get there..."

He Bin listened carefully to An Zecheng's instructions, constantly responding.

After An Zecheng finished explaining, he immediately instructed, "You don't need to tell anyone about this, not even Mingyuan. Just do it yourself."

"Understood!" He Bin nodded.

"Without my order, you don't need to return. You only need to act as a bridge for communication and liaison."

"Yes!" He Bin saluted: "I guarantee to complete the mission."

"Go ahead."

...

The next morning.

Inside the Dragon City Garrison Headquarters, An Zecheng found Tan Hengqiang, stepped forward, and said to him, "The old faction is targeting me so much, I don't want to wait any longer."

Tan Hengqiang was silent for a moment, then softly comforted, "I said, I will take care of this matter for you."

"Lao Tan, what I'm saying is, I don't want to wait any longer!" An Zecheng no longer had his usual soft attitude at this moment, but emphasized with a serious expression.

Tan Hengqiang looked at him with his hands in his pockets, "Then what do you want to do?"

"Banna City!" An Zecheng said three words: "There is an opportunity here. You don't need to worry about how to find the opportunity, I will take care of it myself."

Tan Hengqiang frowned immediately upon hearing this and did not respond.

An Zecheng looked at Tan Hengqiang's expression and frankly admitted, "That's right, in this matter, we may have some tacit understanding with the Hua District and the Chi Army, but this is my personal behavior, I guarantee... it will not involve the garrison!"

Tan Hengqiang picked up his teacup and still did not respond.

An Zecheng stared at his eyes and said word by word, "If you doubt my position, it is equivalent to falling into the trap of the old faction. They are targeting my daughter to divide the relationship between you and me."

These words were too direct, without any subtle meaning, but instead made Tan Hengqiang's brows relax: "I have never doubted your position, but what about Banna City...?"

"I will be the villain, and our garrison will get the benefits."

"What benefits?"

"Weakening the old faction is itself improving the status of the garrison." An Zecheng said word by word: "From today onwards, I will only target the relatives of the Lao Zhou faction! Our five-year plan will only make you the deputy commander-in-chief of the Hua people's army!"

Tan Hengqiang's hand holding the teacup trembled when he heard this.