Chapter 1 Midnight

It was a little after two in the morning at the Total Unification Bureau.

The people in the conference room had already left. After receiving instructions from An Ze Cheng, Su Tianyu had Gu Baisun, Lu Feng, and the others return. He himself went back to his office, collapsed on the cot, and dozed off for a while.

The entire building was dark and silent.

"Da da da."

Soon, footsteps echoed through the empty building.

An Qiqi, dressed in military uniform, hurried to the office and gently knocked on the door.

"Dong dong dong."

After waiting for a while with no response, An Qiqi simply twisted the doorknob.

"Ka-da!"

The door opened. An Qiqi turned on the light and immediately saw Su Tianyu lying on the bed, half-asleep.

He really fell asleep when told to sleep.

An Qiqi smiled, hurried to the bedside, and nudged Su Tianyu's head. "Stop sleeping, wake up."

"Hmm?" Su Tianyu opened his eyes, saw the familiar figure in front of him, and couldn't help but ask, "Qiqi... why are you here?"

An Qiqi said softly, "I came to wake you up."

"What's the situation now?" Su Tianyu slowly got up, rubbed his face, and asked, "Did Dad let me go?"

An Qiqi looked at him speechlessly. "Your dad said it's over. He told you to go home and sleep."

"Ah! It's over..." Su Tianyu was still a little dazed, rubbing his face as he replied, "So fast..."

An Qiqi nodded and said, "Yes, the entire First Army is at attention. Many core officers were executed, and Jiang Yuanzhen was sent to the garrison headquarters."

Su Tianyu sat up straight, his mind clearing up a lot. Hearing this, he subconsciously looked at the time and sighed, "That was too fast. I haven't even woken up yet, and it's all over."

An Qiqi urged him, "Alright, you should go back and rest early too. Tell your people not to be so nervous."

With that, she stood up and stretched. "I'm going back too. I've been up all night, I'm sleepy."

Su Tianyu looked at her slender waist, and a sudden urge to go to the battlefield rose in his heart. "Why don't we go home and sleep together?!"

An Qiqi rolled her eyes at him. "Dad gave you the opportunity, paved the way for you, and even people stayed up with you all night. Ah, now that everything is done, I still have to sleep with you? Who do you think you are? God?! Goodbye!"

"Or I can... sleep with you as a thank you!! I learned a couple of moves from Da Bai, kiss!"

"Get lost!"

A crisp scolding came as An Qiqi closed the door and left.

Su Tianyu sat on the bed, lit a cigarette, took a couple of puffs, and continued to ponder.

He felt that the matter was handled very quickly. But because of the relationship between Jiang Yuanzhen and the First District, there should be a lot of trouble afterward.

But what to do next would depend on Old Tan. He couldn't interfere now and could only continue to play a minor role.

After thinking for a while, Su Tianyu took out his phone and made a call.

...

Haiyan Pit defense line.

Xin Xiaodong and a group of staff officers sat at the table in the command post, staring blankly at each other. For him, this was the most confusing battle he had ever fought.

"Di Ling Ling!"

The phone suddenly rang. Xin Xiaodong took out his phone, took a look, and immediately answered the call. "Hello, Sixth Master, are we going to fight?"

"No fighting," Su Tianyu's voice came from the phone. "The matter has been resolved. Old Jiang has fallen, and the First Army is finished."

"Finished?!" Xin Xiaodong was dumbfounded. "The First Army has about ten thousand people. I didn't see any action, and it's finished?"

"It's like this..." Su Tianyu briefly explained. After Xin Xiaodong listened, he couldn't help but be stunned for a while.

After explaining everything, Su Tianyu instructed him, "For the next period of time, continue to garrison Haiyan Pit. Build more complete defense measures. I estimate you will be stationed there for a long time."

"Understood," Xin Xiaodong nodded and slowly put down the phone.

Fei Pingsheng listened from the side, but he didn't hear too clearly, so he stepped forward and asked, "What's the situation now?"

Xin Xiaodong glanced at him. "The situation is that more than ten thousand people watched an open-air movie and went home to sleep."

...

At the same time, inside an office building of a certain unit in the First District.

Even though it was early in the morning, the building was still brightly lit, and many staff members were busy.

In a long corridor, Kang Dinghuang, wearing a clean black suit, stood by a window with a cigarette between his fingers, smoking with a gloomy expression.

"Pa pa pa..."

Suddenly, footsteps came from the other end of the corridor. Kang Dinghuang gently turned his head and saw a young man in his thirties walking over.

The young man had a close-cropped haircut, a strong build, and handsome features, with a faint, roguish smile on the corner of his mouth. But he was half-blind. His left eye had been injured, and it was replaced with a blue glass eye, ruining his overall handsome appearance.

Kang Dinghuang recognized him. This man was called Lu Zhen. He worked in the Chinese Legion Military Committee and was the secretary of the current commander-in-chief.

"Yo, Old Kang!" Lu Zhen also saw him and waved hello.

Kang Dinghuang nodded lightly and said, "You're here too."

"How could I not come? I was sleeping soundly when they called me, my wife gave me a good scolding." Lu Zhen said with a smile, walking to his side and patting him on the shoulder. "Give me a cigarette too, need to freshen up."

Kang Dinghuang took out his cigarette case and handed it to him. Soon, the two of them stood by the window together, smoking casually.

After taking a couple of puffs, Lu Zhen asked through the smoke, as if chatting casually, "Old Kang, the commander-in-chief called Tan Hengqiang. Did you hear how he responded?"

Kang Dinghuang glanced at him. "How did he respond?"

Lu Zhen slowly said, "He said, if war breaks out, the Tan family flag will cover the entire Dragon City."

Hearing this, Kang Dinghuang immediately replied, "I understand Old Tan. He doesn't want to take this step himself. But if you push him too hard, it's possible."

Lu Zhen nodded lightly, remained silent for a moment, and suddenly said, "Don't go this time. I'll go."

Kang Dinghuang was stunned and turned to stare at Lu Zhen.

Lu Zhen pointed upwards and said softly, "This is also the commander-in-chief's intention."

Kang Dinghuang frowned, thought for a moment, and said, "Alright..."

Lu Zhen didn't say anything else, just patted him on the shoulder again.

Just as the two were smoking, another figure walked over and shouted at them, "Gentlemen, the meeting is about to start!"

"Let's go!"

Lu Zhen put out his cigarette and quickly walked towards the conference room with Kang Dinghuang.

...

During this time, Tan Hengqiang's garrison continued to maintain its defensive line, refusing entry to any external troops.

And after that phone call, the First District gave him face. The 3rd Armored Division and the 10th Infantry Division were all standing at attention in place, without moving an inch.