Chapter 1 Two Days Later

Two days later, through An family's continuous mediation, the helmsmen of the Li, Tan, and An factions agreed to meet at the Dragon River for a dinner party.

The guest list for the dinner was very concise, with only one or two related staff members accompanying the three big shots.

The dinner cruise was to be held on the Dragon River behind the General Administration of Unified Authority, so the arrangement naturally fell to Su Tianyu, handled by their unit.

This was another major event for Dragon City since the establishment of the Huatong Association, and Su Tianyu naturally racked his brains, considering every aspect of the dinner party.

That morning, Su Tianyu, who had been busy all night, sat in his office with dark circles under his eyes, eating breakfast.

On the desk, besides a pile of documents, there was also a freshly brewed cup of coffee, still steaming.

"Knock, knock, knock!"

Just as Su Tianyu was reviewing the plan, the office door was suddenly knocked on.

Su Tianyu took a sip of coffee: "Enter!"

Hou Guoyu pushed the door open and placed a document he had prepared on the desk: "Chief Su, this is the security plan I made. Take a look."

"Okay, have a seat first." Su Tianyu pointed to the chair in front of him, then picked up the document and began to read it while drinking coffee.

Hou Guoyu's plan was very detailed, listing almost seventy or eighty people.

Some were disguised as waiters, some as small vendors, and some directly as patrol officers, deploying defenses at various street intersections, making the entire venue impenetrable. It could be said to be very rigorous.

Hou Guoyu sat there, looking at Su Tianyu with a confident gaze, seemingly very satisfied with his plan.

Unexpectedly, Su Tianyu sighed and put down the document.

"What's wrong?" Hou Guoyu was a little confused. "Is there something not done well?"

Su Tianyu pointed at him, and said speechlessly, "What can I say about you! Your brain is really all in your muscles!"

Hou Guoyu was stunned, his eyes a little dazed.

Su Tianyu pointed to the document and reminded him, "Have you ever thought about why they want to meet?"

Hou Guoyu scratched his head and asked, "Why?"

Su Tianyu said with a look of exasperation, "Arranging for the three families to meet is for the First District to see! You've made it look like a meeting with aliens, so secretive. How is anyone supposed to know?"

Hou Guoyu then understood and joked, "Okay, then I'll install a few loudspeakers in the middle to help spread the word."

Su Tianyu raised his leg and kicked Hou Guoyu under the table: "Are you deliberately trying to annoy me?"

Hou Guoyu said with a smile, "I got it, I'll redo it for you."

Su Tianyu emphasized, "Remember, make the scene grand, understated luxury, understand? Hurry up and do it, time is tight, don't mess it up again this time."

Hou Guoyu also became serious, stood up and gave a military salute: "Yes!"

After speaking, he turned and left the office. Su Tianyu sat back in his chair, took a sip of coffee to perk himself up, and prepared to continue the battle.

After a while, the office door was knocked on again.

"Knock, knock, knock!"

Su Tianyu turned to look at the door, thinking that Hou Guoyu had misunderstood something and came back to find him, so he shouted, "What is it again? Come in quickly!"

The office door was pushed open, and An Qiqi walked in, dressed in casual clothes: "What, you're not welcoming me?"

Su Tianyu hurriedly smiled and said, "How could that be? I thought it was Hou Guoyu. Beautiful lady, what brings you here, coming to coordinate with me in advance?"

An Qiqi didn't stand on ceremony and sat down comfortably, saying, "What would I coordinate with you about your own affairs? I'm here to inform you that you should bring your second brother, Su Tianbei, with you when you attend the event tonight."

Su Tianyu was stunned for a moment: "Why bring my second brother?"

An Qiqi spread her hands: "I don't know either. The old man woke up early in the morning and specifically instructed me to say that."

Hearing this, Su Tianyu smiled subtly, took a step forward, reached across the table, grabbed An Qiqi's small hand, and said very sincerely, "Did Dad arrange something good by calling my second brother? Alas, the most correct decision I've made in my life is to follow you...!"

An Qiqi shook off his hand and rolled her eyes at him: "Hopeless!"

Both of them were in a good mood, chatting back and forth in the office.

While they were discussing life, a bell suddenly rang.

"Ring, ring, ring!"

"I'll take a call." Su Tianyu glanced at the caller ID, greeted An Qiqi, and answered the phone: "Hello!"

Li Yuan's teasing voice came from the phone: "Director Su, busy?"

Hearing his voice, Su Tianyu also joked, "I'm alright, what's up, Chief Steward Li?"

Li Yuan laughed: "The way you say that makes it sound like I've been cut. The leader asked me to tell you that you should add your second brother to the list of people you're going with tonight."

Su Tianyu was dumbfounded and thought for a while before asking, "It's really strange today, what do they all want with my second brother?"

Li Yuan replied: "I don't know either, anyway, it was specially ordered by the leader, remember it."

Su Tianyu nodded: "Okay, I got it."

The two hung up the phone, and Su Tianyu sat on the chair, lost in thought.

"What's wrong?" An Qiqi asked.

"Alas, what can I say, smart people are all the same, but stupid people are stupid in their own ways. Compared to Jiang Yuanzhen, I'm surrounded by old foxes!" Su Tianyu said with emotion.

After thinking for a moment, Su Tianyu guessed the reason why the two big shots named his second brother, hence his exclamation.

The two sat in the office and chatted for a while before An Qiqi got up and left. After Su Tianyu finished processing the documents and took a nap, he continued to arrange the remaining work.

...

At six o'clock in the evening, a row of military vehicles drove out of the garrison headquarters, heading towards the General Administration of Unified Authority.

Tan Hengqiang changed into a suit and sat in one of the cars. Tan Mingchao also dressed up and sat side by side with his father.

Besides them, Zhang Xunchen was also brought along this time, sitting alone in another car.

The father and son were silent for a long time, and Tan Hengqiang turned his head to look at his son, and asked, "Didn't you ask your little girlfriend out today?"

Hearing this, Tan Mingchao tentatively asked, "Should I?"

Tan Hengqiang glanced at him and said jokingly, "If you were half as smart as Su Tianyu, I would have retired long ago."

Tan Mingchao did not argue, but said generously, "My qualifications are mediocre, but I have a good father."

"Hahaha!"

Tan Hengqiang laughed and didn't say anything else.

Tan Mingchao picked up his phone and immediately sent a text message to Wawa.

...

Backyard of the General Administration of Unified Authority, in the banquet hall.

At this time, the hall was spotless, and a table was placed in the center, covered with a simple but luxurious white tablecloth.

Su Tianyu was standing in the hall, arranging the work on the scene. The time was almost up, and the guests were about to arrive.

At this moment, there was a loud bang, and the door of the room was pushed open.

Su Tianbei, dressed in a decent suit, walked in and shouted at Su Tianyu with a smile: "I heard that Lao Li and Lao Tan are looking for his second brother?"

Everyone turned their heads when they heard the sound.