The Dragon City Rises
　　Jia City.

　　That night, Su Tianyu sat in his hotel room, unable to sleep, pondering the exchange list.

　　Wang Xiao had made a scene at the last meeting, and Su Tianyu was still angry, so he didn't bother to call him.

　　Instead, Su Tianyu called Lao Hei over and directly instructed, "Go and communicate with Wang Xiao. Ask him to provide a detailed list of who they need to get out of there, and then mark the twenty most important ones separately. And make it quick."

　　"Alright." Lao Hei had a headache just thinking about Wang Xiao, but he went anyway.

　　...

　　When Lao Hei found Wang Xiao, he was counting the number of wounded and making phone calls nonstop.

　　After a while, Wang Xiao understood Lao Hei's purpose. Knowing that the other party had proactively come to ask for the exchange list, he didn't show too much dissatisfaction and actively communicated with Lao Hei.

　　An hour later, Lao Hei returned with the list. Su Tianyu sat in his room, mainly looking at the twenty important exchange members that were specifically marked.

　　After thinking for a while in the room, Su Tianyu took the list and went straight to Wu Han.

　　"Ding-dong!"

　　The doorbell rang, and Wu Han opened the door in his bathrobe. As soon as he saw Su Tianyu, he knew he was here about the negotiations. "Still working overtime this late?"

　　"Yeah, I've got a list here for you to take a look at." Su Tianyu held up the list.

　　"Come in and talk." Wu Han let Su Tianyu into the room, and they both walked to the sofa and sat down.

　　"Is this the first batch of exchange names?" Wu Han asked, glancing at the list.

　　"Yes." Su Tianyu nodded. "Here's what I'm thinking. Let's not give them a single cent first. Let Gustav release these twenty-odd people first and see if they agree. If they're not even willing to release these twenty and then start haggling with us about money, then I don't think there's much chance of a deal, because they're not sincere at all. Warlords are only loyal to whoever feeds them, so we should play it safe."

　　"You really are a cautious person...!" Wu Han praised. "I need to grow eight hundred more brain cells to keep up with you."

　　"Of course. My brain cells are always fighting for you two big brothers." Su Tianyu knew that Wu Han and Jiang Zhou had been through a lot, so he had been acting very humble recently, adhering to the principle of saying all the right things to keep these two deities in a good mood.

　　"Get out of here. It's more like we're fighting for you now." Wu Han glanced at the list. "Alright, Director Su, I'm going to take a shower, and then I'll get to work for you right away."

　　"Thanks for your hard work, Brother!"

　　"Go on, close the door, I'm going to take off my pants." Wu Han chuckled. "Don't work too late, get some rest."

　　"Alright, you're busy!" Su Tianyu got up and left the room with Wu Han's farewell.

　　Because they finished talking so late, Wu Han didn't rush to disturb the officers in Jia City. The next morning, he sent the list to Sanchez through his connections in Jia City and made their request.

　　Su Tianyu thought they would have to haggle for a while, but he didn't expect a response so quickly.

　　That noon, Sanchez sent a message saying that he could release the twenty people free of charge.

　　...

　　Twelve o'clock at night, on the border of San Paulo.

　　Several black SUVs were parked on a hillside along the border. A dozen members of the Wang family, carrying guns, guarded the cars, waiting anxiously.

　　About half an hour later, a dozen military vehicles appeared in sight, kicking up dust.

　　The Wang family members immediately raised their automatic rifles, entering a state of alert, and observed the movement of the convoy.

　　Soon, the convoy followed the dirt road and slowly stopped in front of everyone.

　　The Wang family members immediately surrounded the vehicles. When the doors were opened, they saw familiar faces. These people were relatives of the Chinese Workers' Association armed forces and some logistics personnel who had stayed in San Paulo.

　　After the twenty people got out of the vehicles, the two sides exchanged a few words, and Gustav's people returned to San Paulo.

　　Among the people who came to meet them, many were relatives of these people. They hugged each other, filled with the joy of reunion after surviving a disaster.

　　To be honest, Su Tianyu's active efforts to get people back were a way to appease the Wang family and give Wang Xiao face.

　　After all, all the expenses for this negotiation would be borne by Lao Li's team and the An family.

　　...

　　Early morning, Jia City hotel.

　　Sitting in his room, Su Tianyu received a text message from Wang Xiao, informing him that the people had been picked up and were on their way back.

　　Su Tianyu put down his phone, slightly relieved. It seemed that there was a positive start to this matter, and they could continue the negotiations.

　　Soon, he received a list of military supplies from Sanchez, requesting the materials on the list in exchange for the remaining five hundred people.

　　Su Tianyu took the list and checked it several times. He was still a little surprised, because Gustav's conditions were not harsh at all, and there was no outrageous demand. It seemed quite sincere.

　　The quoted prices were reasonable, with a total value of about thirty million, which was not a big burden for Lao Li's team, who were in the arms business. They could simply transfer some inventory from Panama City and deliver it.

　　After thinking for a long time, Su Tianyu picked up his phone and called Da Bai in the middle of the night.

　　"Hello?" Da Bai's voice came from the phone, sounding a little weak.

　　Su Tianyu teased, "Brother, what's wrong? You sound like someone just cut out your kidney."

　　"Work is too busy..." Da Bai explained, "Working day and night, my body can't take it anymore."

　　"Hehe, are you working indoors or outdoors?" Su Tianyu felt that Da Bai was quite miserable, because Bruna's management strategy for him was summed up in two words.

　　Squeeze dry!!

　　This strategy directly led to Da Bai having no energy to indulge in pleasure, and he had already started various kidney maintenance programs at a young age.

　　"Listen, I'll give you a list. Go to the warehouse and collect some military supplies immediately, load them onto a ship overnight, and prepare to send them to Jia City." Su Tianyu said.

　　"Did you reach an agreement?" Da Bai perked up when he heard this.

　　"Not really an agreement, just testing the waters." Su Tianyu said lightly, "Try to settle them before District One does, to avoid complications."

　　"Alright, I'll get up now." Su Tianyu heard the sound of Da Bai putting on clothes.

　　"Damn, you were really in bed?" Su Tianyu was dumbfounded.

　　"Are you stupid? What time is it? Where else would I be if not in bed?" Da Bai sighed confidently and said, "But my wife is already full and sleeping."

　　"Thanks for your hard work! Brother!"

　　"...Between brothers, no need to say that!" Da Bai gritted his teeth and got out of bed.

　　...

　　While it was still dark, Da Bai led people to the armory overnight, personally selecting a batch of military supplies according to the list sent by Su Tianyu.

　　Around two in the morning, a ship full of military equipment gradually left the port, heading towards Jia City.

　　...

　　District One, military airport.

　　A private plane with the logo of the War Hammer Mercenary Group rapidly descended and landed on the runway.

　　About ten minutes later, Kang Dinghuang got out of the plane with a serious expression, got into a military vehicle parked beside him, and headed straight for Washington.

　　At the same time, in the Fifth Division of the Central Bureau.

　　Gwen sat at his desk, looking at the text message he had just received. The higher-ups had sent a message notifying him of a meeting.

　　Gwen glanced at the list of attendees below, frowned, and couldn't help but curse, "It's Kang Dinghuang again! And the Qing Yi Bureau again!"