Inside the office.

Ouyang Zhen frowned, listening to Su Tianyu's words. "Taking that island is quite difficult. A military force of four hundred men on a single island, you want to take it down without anyone knowing? How many people would you have to mobilize? If several islands support each other, you'd need to send at least a division to have a chance. But this matter… can't be resolved through the military; the higher-ups won't agree. Because it involves the interests of the entire First District, even if we do it, we have to do it secretly. Secondly, mobilizing so many troops, it would be hard to hide it from the eyes of the other side."

"I've considered this point. I have a plan to not use official forces," Su Tianyu replied. "Organize social forces to do this."

Ouyang Zhen was very surprised after hearing this. "What kind of social forces can you organize to shake such an archipelago?! Go to the Fifth District to find those people wearing headscarves? That's impossible."

"No, a direct attack is definitely not easy, but we can use ingenuity," Su Tianyu said softly, handing the plan he had made to Ouyang Zhen. "Please take a look."

Ouyang Zhen suspiciously took the plan and glanced at it, his expression becoming much calmer. "I must say, if this suspect is used as bait, there is indeed a certain chance."

"Let me see," Li Mingsheng said, reaching out.

Ouyang Zhen handed over the information, interjected and asked Su Tianyu, "In your plan, there's also that Sanfeng Capital?"

"Yes," Su Tianyu nodded.

"I'm afraid that won't work," Ouyang Zhen shook his head and asked, "Are you clear about the situation behind Sanfeng Capital?"

"I've heard some," Su Tianyu replied truthfully. "There are rumors outside that Sanfeng is supported by red forces."

"That's it then," Ouyang Zhen sighed and said, "In the end, the Seventh Island incident is a scandal within the First District's own closed doors. We ourselves can take action to get rid of this rotten place and exchange it for political gain, but… if things get complicated and the handle gets into the hands of other districts, that would be troublesome. This damages the common interests of the district, and our higher-ups will absolutely not agree to it."

Su Tianyu paused for a moment and replied, "What if the handle doesn't leak out?"

After reading the information, Li Mingsheng frowned and asked, "Are you confident it won't leak out?"

"I have a certain degree of confidence," Su Tianyu nodded. "I'll keep a backup plan, but I can't guarantee it one hundred percent."

"Then it won't work. Don't do it if you're not confident," Ouyang Zhen said a classic line, "Better not to do it than to make a mistake."

Li Mingsheng frowned and pondered for a long time. "How confident are you?"

"Based on the situation on the island, I have a sixty percent chance," Su Tianyu said calmly.

Li Mingsheng turned to look at Ouyang Zhen and said in a low voice, "I agree with Su Tianyu's plan."

"Lao Li, this matter must be taken seriously! If Sanfeng Capital is involved with other intentions, then once it's out of control, there will be big problems," Ouyang Zhen said, staring. "At that time, neither you nor I will be able to explain this matter to the higher-ups, understand?"

Li Mingsheng looked at him calmly and retorted, "Then if we don't use Su Tianyu's plan, can you mobilize troops to get rid of this goddamn island?"

"Isn't that too naive?! I said just now that there's no way to do this through the military!" Ouyang Zhen argued somewhat excitedly. "Researching this is a common interest of the district. To put it bluntly, some of our higher-ups may support such a plan…."

"Lao Ou!!! Are you confused from being an official?!" Li Mingsheng suddenly stood up and roared with red eyes, "This matter is mainly about dealing with our compatriots, your future descendants! You only consider issues from a political perspective; that's the biggest naivety! Don't say there's a sixty percent chance, even if there's only a thirty percent chance, you have to find a way to get rid of it, you have to fight back! At least let those goddamn higher-ups of the two parties know that overseas Chinese are dissatisfied, that some dare to resist, because it has crossed the bottom line of political struggle!"

Ouyang Zhen looked at Li Mingsheng and fell silent.

"What we need to strive for in this matter is not only the opinions of the upper echelons of the Minzheng Party, but also the attitude of overseas Chinese leaders. They are the ones standing on the altar, issuing orders to us every day, and now they have to stand up and speak for their believers," Li Mingsheng said, pacing back and forth with anger, his voice trembling, "No matter where we are, no matter what political differences we have, the fact that we share the same ancestry cannot be changed."

Ouyang Zhen turned his head to the side and said after a full half a minute of silence, "I haven't heard of this plan. Tomorrow I will go back to the First District to communicate with the higher-ups. During this period, the people below privately decided to execute the island attack plan. That's it!"

Hearing this, Li Mingsheng immediately changed his face. "I've said long ago that you have the awareness…."

"Enough!" Ouyang Zhen waved his hand impatiently, stood up and asked Su Tianyu directly, "What kind of help do you need?"

"Money," Su Tianyu said without hesitation. "Organizing social forces requires money!"

"How much?"

"At least ten million," Su Tianyu thought for a moment and replied.

Ouyang Zhen frowned and looked at him. "I'll give you fifteen million, with one condition: after the job is done, the handle cannot fall into the hands of other districts!"

Su Tianyu immediately stood up and saluted. "I swear to complete the mission!"

"Someone will communicate with you about the money. That's it." Ouyang Zhen turned and walked out. "You two continue to conspire. I haven't even arrived in Dragon City yet!"

Inside the office.

Li Mingsheng waved for Su Tianyu to sit down, lit a cigarette, and asked, "Still short of people?"

"Of course, I am, leader!" Su Tianyu frowned and replied. "To be honest, the ten million I want is to hire the Chi Army. But people outside know about my relationship with Zhao Weihu… so the other side will definitely be on guard, and I won't be able to hire too many people."

Li Mingsheng pondered for a while. "I'll allocate some people to you."

"Who?!"

"I've already notified him," Li Mingsheng replied flatly. "You have some grudges with this person, but now that it's an emergency, it's better to use him than not to."

…

Half an hour later.

Inside a car in front of the Stevedores Association, Gu Baishun nodded and bowed to Li Yuan. "I understand what you mean, Secretary Li."

Li Yuan looked at him. "I know you want to re-align yourself and make waves in the Longkou District, to get rid of Jing Yan's control, but the opportunity I can give you is only this one, you have to seize it."

"Understood!" Gu Baishun responded immediately.

"Your task is to fully cooperate with Su Tianyu. Whatever he tells you to do, you have to do."

"No problem at all!" Gu Baishun agreed without hesitation.

Within the Stevedores Association, Gu Baishun's situation was extremely awkward. He was a person promoted by Jing Yan, with shallow qualifications and little prestige. The current person leading him was, in essence, acting as Jing Yan's proxy. And above him, there was also Zhang Ming, which further limited his room for exercising power.

How could he get out of this predicament? Contact the higher-ups by skipping over layers? That was obviously not feasible, because Jing Yan had been managing the relationship with the Republican Party and the Regulatory Commission for who knows how many years. Gu Baishun simply couldn't shake it.

How could he rise up?!

There was only one way: to take advantage of the moment when Jing Yan could only remotely control things, re-align himself, secretly change camps, and only then could he get rid of Jing Yan's control, get rid of this identity as a puppet!

Gu Baishun, crouching in Longkou, was about to rise up!

…

One day later.

Shen, the boss of Sanfeng Group, sent people to Dragon City, led by Jin Xiaobao.