Chapter 1 The Dreary Underground

In the dim basement, a damp, rotten stench permeated the air, making one want to retch.

Yu Mingyuan sat on the wooden bed, looking at Gu Baishun with a calm expression, without a trace of fear in his eyes.

Gu Baishun was silent for a long time before finally saying, "You know what I hate most about you? It's that you always act like you know everything. Do you think I wouldn't dare to kill you?!"

Looking at Gu Baishun, whose eyes were also red, Yu Mingyuan sat up straight and said frankly, "I'm sure you're not that stupid. Even if you rebel, what good will it do you? You can run, but what about the brothers in the Quan Tong Bureau who follow you? Can they run? You only have so many people around you. Are you going to sell them out?"

Gu Baishun's face was stern, and his fists were clenched tightly.

Yu Mingyuan stared at him and continued, "What's the point of locking me up here? Do you think my uncle will give up this war because of me? Or that Li Mingsheng will give up this war because of me? You're too naive, too childish!"

Gu Baishun clenched his fists, this time without retort.

Yu Mingyuan took two gentle breaths and continued, "Since things have come to this, let's be frank with each other. We did kill your father, but I've always believed he deserved to die. He was not only trafficking drugs but also wanted to monopolize the docks. I killed him for survival. Of course, it's reasonable for you to want revenge, so my father also died at your hands..."

Speaking, Yu Mingyuan gritted his teeth and said very bluntly, "To be honest, out of personal feelings, I hate you very much. I wish I could kill you right now! But, considering the overall situation of Dragon City, how many people have lost their lives because of this? How many people have been forced to do things that violate morals and humanity, and have come to this point?! I don't want to engage in infighting with you because of my personal feelings and ruin everything. If my father were alive, he definitely wouldn't want me to do this. Do you think Li Mingsheng and Xiao Yu could protect you if I wanted to kill you? Gu Baishun, if you can't let go of the past, then be a man and let me go, and we'll settle things right here. Whoever dies deserves it. Let's leave it to fate!"

Hearing this, Gu Baishun's emotions, which had been suppressed to the extreme, finally erupted.

He took a step forward, raised his foot, and kicked Yu Mingyuan in the face with a bang.

"Bang!"

Yu Mingyuan's body flew backward, crashing heavily against the wall behind him. His head hit the wall, and he felt dazed.

He slid down the wall, his nose bleeding profusely.

Before Yu Mingyuan could regain his senses, Gu Baishun rushed over with a bang, grabbed him by the neck with bloodshot eyes, and roared angrily, "Why should I let you go? Why should I give you a chance?! I'll tie your hands right now and strangle you to death. Who outside would know? Stop acting all righteous. I don't believe it at all! If you could kill me, you would have done it long ago! Back in the dockworkers' association, didn't you want to kill me?!"

Gu Baishun's expression became more and more ferocious, and his hands tightened around Yu Mingyuan's neck, as if he really wanted to strangle him to death right there.

"Bang!"

Yu Mingyuan gritted his teeth, suddenly raised his head, and headbutted Gu Baishun hard.

Gu Baishun staggered back two steps, shaking his dizzy head.

"I fuck your mother!"

The next second, he roared and charged forward again, disregarding the fracture in his right arm. He punched Yu Mingyuan to the ground with several loud blows.

"Bang, bang!"

The two wrestled into a ball, and a series of intense fighting sounds rang out.

Outside the door, the guards on duty exchanged glances but did not enter, silently waiting.

...

Five minutes later, inside the room, the two had finished fighting.

Gu Baishun lay on the ground, exhausted, with blood flowing from his nose and mouth. His right arm was also in severe pain, and he was panting heavily.

Yu Mingyuan lay beside him, his eyes cracked, his nose bleeding, and the wound on his chest had reopened, with blood staining the gauze.

The two were silent for a long time, recovering their strength.

"Forget it..." After a while, Yu Mingyuan wiped the blood from his nose and said in a low voice to Gu Baishun, "You and I are no different. Our hands are covered in blood. Maybe it's retribution that I fell into your hands. Gu Baishun, if you think killing me will allow you to let go of the past, then do it. You kill me, and I won't fight back. I accept it."

"Yu," Gu Baishun panted, turned his head to look at Yu Mingyuan, and said angrily, "Don't try to guilt-trip me! I'm going to hand you over to Kang Dinghuang and use you as a bargaining chip for surrender!"

Yu Mingyuan stared at Gu Baishun, falling into silence.

...

Hua District, Yanbei Military Airport.

A military transport plane was parked on the runway, its engine roaring, ready to take off at any moment.

Next to the runway, Su Tianyu sat in a wheelchair, being pushed by someone, following An Qiqi and Jiang Zhou towards the plane.

After hearing Qin Yu's arrangements, the group came to the military airport and boarded the plane, preparing to go to Nanhai City.

"Dilingling!"

Just then, Su Tianyu's phone suddenly rang. He reached out, took out his phone from his pocket, glanced at it, frowned, and answered the phone: "Hello?"

Yao Doudou's voice came from the phone: "Liuzi, something's happened on Gu Baishun's side."

Su Tianyu frowned and immediately asked, "What happened? Is it serious?"

Yao Doudou continued, "Tonight, Gu Baishun's convoy was ambushed on the way to the administrative building. The troublemakers were two dockworkers who used homemade explosives. Fortunately, due to some accidental errors, it was unsuccessful. Gu Baishun escaped by chance with only minor injuries and was sent to the hospital for treatment."

Hearing this, Su Tianyu fell into silence.

"There's another situation..." Yao Doudou paused and continued, "We have informants in the hospital. At that time, a little girl gave Gu Baishun a note, but we don't know what it said."

Su Tianyu was silent for a moment and nodded, "Okay, I understand."

Yao Doudou hesitated for a moment and then said decisively, "From a personal point of view, if you think he's unstable, then take action early. He has done almost everything he can in Dragon City. Replacing him with someone else now will have the same results, and the internal pressure can also be relieved."

Su Tianyu was silent for an even longer time this time, and finally said, "I understand..."

"Okay, that's it." After speaking, Yao Doudou hung up the phone.

Su Tianyu was helped onto the plane and sat in the cabin. He closed his eyes to rest and pondered for a long time before turning to look at An Qiqi, "Get me paper and a pen. I want to give the leader an administrative suggestion."