Chapter 173

Friday, 7:30 PM.

Inside the Maritime Police Department's largest conference room, the special project seminar had transformed into a multi-party collaborative island assault planning session.

The main participants included all the Tongji Association elders, Lu Feng, Wei Xiangzuo, representatives sent by Zhao Weihu, personnel from the Maritime Police Department, and Gu Baisun himself, who had just arrived alone.

Inside the conference room, Yu Mingyuan coldly swept his gaze over Gu Baisun, his eyes filled with murderous intent.

Gu Baisun's abilities, reactions, and handling of emergencies during the previous mine disaster had drawn the attention of the Tongji Association.

His demeanor and outward appearance of humility and weakness were completely different from his actual style, and the more he acted like this, the more Yu Mingyuan felt that his father's death was related to him.

Considering Gou Liuzi's emotional intelligence, it was impossible for him to involve Gu Baisun in this matter without consulting Yu Mingyuan, even if he didn't need Gu Baisun's strength, he wouldn't want to make the Tongji Association's leader uncomfortable.

Therefore, after Lao Li proposed allocating some personnel to Gou Liuzi, he immediately informed Yu Mingyuan of this news and only said one sentence: "Brother, Lao Li's intention is to use them if we can get them for free, but if you feel uncomfortable, I'll immediately reject Lao Li's proposal."

Yu Mingyuan wasn't foolish. He was very aware of the difficulty of Seven Island, and since Su Tianyu would definitely be in charge of this operation, he had no reason to refuse. Lao Li himself had said that people who came for free should be used.

Even so, Gou Liuzi was still wary of Gu Baisun. He hadn't mentioned the core plan to him at all. Gu Baisun didn't even know where they were going to attack, only that he needed to gather people.

After Su Tianyu finished assigning quota tasks to each faction in the conference room, the meeting adjourned.

As Gu Baisun left, he deliberately waited for Yu Mingyuan, and the two met in the hallway.

"President Yu, there may have been some friction before, but that wasn't my intention. You know that in the Dockworkers' Association, I have to be Jing Yan's puppet and listen to Zhang Ming." Gu Baisun proactively extended his hand, smiling, and said, "I hope you can forgive what happened before. If you need anything in the future, just let me know!"

Yu Mingyuan looked at him and smiled, shaking his hand, "Small problem. We have a long future ahead of us."

...

In a small break room.

Su Tianyu drank a can of energy drink and asked Jin Xiaobao expressionlessly, "I'm responsible for the outer perimeter, and you're responsible for the island. Any problems?"

"There are four hundred people on the island!" Jin Xiaobao frowned and said, "We can organize a force to attack the island, but to do it without leaking any information, I'm afraid that's impossible."

Su Tianyu waved his hand and replied, "When I send you in, that won't be the number of people on the island."

Jin Xiaobao considered for a moment, "Just tell me directly how many people we need to prepare in total."

"At least three hundred people, and they have to be absolute elites." Su Tianyu took out a map, pointed to the location of Seven Island, and said, "We won't have much time, and we don't have the ability to take down all the islands! We're only attacking this point, and we'll retreat as soon as we're done."

"No problem," Jin Xiaobao replied.

"I have one request." Su Tianyu paused and said, "The people you find must meet with the people I send first. They can't bring any camera equipment onto the island, and they can't have any major disputes with my people, otherwise I'll withdraw the outer perimeter, and your people will all be buried inside."

Jin Xiaobao was stunned for a moment, "Hehe, Mr. Su, you still don't trust us."

"...It's not that I don't trust you, it's that I'm used to being blunt." Su Tianyu said directly, "You know what I care about. As long as you don't cross the line, we won't have any conflicts."

"Okay, I understand. No big problem," Jin Xiaobao replied.

"Then that's it!" Su Tianyu stood up and extended his hand, "Say hello to President Shen for me! Due to our positions, we may be wary of each other, but from the standpoint of being black-haired and yellow-skinned, I personally admire what he's doing!"

Jin Xiaobao was slightly startled and stood up to shake his hand, "You and your leader are also tough! No one else would dare to touch this Seven Island matter!"

The two smiled at each other and left.

...

Inside a hotel in a certain port.

Zhang Taotao stood at the window, holding a phone and saying, "Yes, my brother is sick. I had no choice but to make an emergency trip back to Washington. Yes, he's much better now, stable... Yes, I'll probably be back in a week. That's it!"

After hanging up the phone, Su Tiannan walked out of the bathroom wearing only a pair of briefs, looked up at Zhang Taotao and asked, "When can we get on the island?"

Zhang Taotao frowned at Su Tiannan, "Can you respect me a little?! Can you please put on your pants?"

"I haven't even asked you to relieve some of my stress, where do you get off with so many demands?" Su Tiannan sat on the bed and asked undeniably, "I want to get on the island today!"

"That's impossible!"

"Do you believe that I'll have someone make your brother blow balloons for a week? Non-stop?" Su Tiannan replied coldly.

Zhang Taotao gritted her teeth, trying to calm her emotions, "First of all, whether you believe it or not, I have to tell you again! My position as the vice chairman (fu zhu xi) of the board of directors of Huihong Group is just a nominal title. This is a common means of exchanging benefits in the business world. Of course... you may not be very cultured and it's difficult to understand, but what I want to say is! I have absolutely nothing to do with the so-called Seven Island! I have no idea what kind of research they're doing there, understand?"

Su Tiannan looked at her coldly, with an expression on his face that said, *continue performing.*

Zhang Taotao took a breath and said, "The management there is very strict, and it's difficult for outsiders to enter, so I have to think of a legitimate reason so as not to arouse suspicion, understand?"

"Human traffickers in Dragon City are protected by the military intelligence department and escaped with the assistance of your Baolong Group!? You say you don't know anything, who are you trying to fool?!"

"Are you stupid?!" Zhang Taotao, who was usually very refined, clenched her fists and roared, "You're also a high-level member of the Tongji Association! Does that mean that Su Tianyu has to tell you every time he goes to take a dump?! I'm the vice president, do you think I know what those bums below are doing? You kidnapped me this time, did you tell your accomplices? You're a grown man, can you have a little empathy?"

Su Tiannan was silent for a long time, "Stop yapping. I want to get on the island by tomorrow at the latest."

"Phew!"

Zhang Taotao turned around, silently thought for seven or eight minutes, and directly called a doctor at Huihong Pharmaceutical. She vaguely remembered that this person seemed to have been transferred to work on Seven Island.

...

In District One, around 11:00 PM.

Shen Fei, the president of Sanfeng Group, hung up the phone. He stood at the window with his hands behind his back, and after deliberating for a long time, he said faintly, "The Seven Island line is already very clear. It's not up to us to decide anymore. We have to hand it over to the family."

"Yes," the person next to him nodded.

Shen Fei thought for a moment and called a lieutenant general in the Eastern Divine Continent.

During the day, inside the training base of the Hua District Military Intelligence Bureau, a middle-aged man with a bare torso, short half-white hair, and an extremely strong physique, took off his boxing gloves and jumped off the training platform.

"This is what Shen Fei said?!" the middle-aged man asked.

"Yes, the latest news." The officers, of various ranks, stood beside him with perfect military posture and replied.

"Motherfucker!!" the middle-aged man cursed, his eyebrows raised, "After investigating for so long, it really is this matter!! That organization of theirs is purely a bunch of anti-human bastards! Back then, the Second Madam should have just thrown those gamma bombs in the central district of Washington!!"

The senior colonel didn't dare to respond.

The middle-aged man took a sip of water and immediately said, "Record, verbal secret order!"

"Yes!" The senior colonel immediately stepped forward.

"Secretly conscript the Third Reconnaissance Department of Europe One, and quickly return three hundred warriors! Await further orders!" The middle-aged man paused and said, "Arrange a plane, I'm going to the Old Triangle!!"

"General Fu, you...!"

"This matter is no longer under the jurisdiction of the local authorities. I will personally cross the border to command!"

"General Fu, this...this is definitely not possible, your identity...!" The senior colonel immediately followed up to dissuade him.

"Stop talking. Mr. Meng doesn't even control me anymore, and you're trying to control me every day?!" The middle-aged man was decisive, "I'm now ordering you to transmit the secret order, and then go directly to the General Bureau's archives to lie dormant, awaiting reactivation orders."

"...This...!"

...

The capture of the insignificant Fei Pingsheng by accident directly led to changes in the progress of all matters!

A killing game slowly unfolded!