Chapter 1 The Dragon City Rises

Around five o'clock in the afternoon, inside the Kun City Southwest Theater Command, Gui Mengjun, Su Tianyu, and Yu Mingyuan were simply searched in the guard room. Only then did Little Azure Dragon personally come to receive them.

In fact, Da Bai, Su Tiannan, Su Tianbei, and others also wanted to come along to see the commander and broaden their horizons, but the command wouldn't allow them to bring twenty relatives and friends for a visit. So, Gui Mengjun ultimately only called Gou Liuzi and Yu Mingyuan.

Inside the guard room, Gui Mengjun and the others shook hands with Little Azure Dragon to express their greetings. After exchanging pleasantries, they walked towards the upper floor.

In the narrow corridor, Su Tianyu and Yu Mingyuan curiously observed the scenery inside the command. They saw that the officers here were neatly dressed and of high caliber. Even the regimental-level cadres who were about to leave work walked in formation along the wall of the corridor, without any noise. At most, they would salute each other, exchange simple greetings, and chat briefly.

The atmosphere of a military camp is the most special and also the strictest. Seeing this scene, Su Tianyu felt a sense of familiarity and inexplicably missed his days at the Army University.

Ahead, Little Azure Dragon led the way, softly saying to Gui Mengjun, "The commander just finished a meeting at noon and has to attend a banquet in Kun City tonight. He only has two or three hours of rest in between. He specifically instructed that the banquet be arranged here so he could eat with you."

Gui Mengjun smiled and nodded, "The commander has worked hard."

"The list of personnel to be dealt with regarding the Chong Jing incident was sent over last night. The command briefly looked at it and felt that things at the Brunei level could be left at that," Little Azure Dragon continued, "One should show leniency wherever it is possible."

Upon hearing this, Gui Mengjun immediately nodded and bowed, replying, "Understood, understood!"

"Mm!" After offering these words of advice, Little Azure Dragon didn't say much more and led the group to the commander's office on the top floor.

Xiang Jingyang spent a lot of time at the command, so his office was specially equipped with a rest room and a dining room, with a total area of ​​over one hundred square meters. However, the decoration looked quite ordinary, not much different from a normal cadre's office.

Little Azure Dragon led everyone into the room and saw Xiang Jingyang wearing a white shirt, sitting on the sofa watching a soccer live broadcast. Su Tianyu also noticed that on the right side of the large desk's bookshelf, there were two soccer balls signed by famous players. It seemed that this young commander also had a wide range of hobbies.

"Commander, they've arrived!" Little Azure Dragon walked over and reminded him.

Hearing this, Xiang Jingyang turned his head, glanced at Gui Mengjun and the others, and immediately waved his hand, calling out, "Come, come, have a seat!"

The three stepped forward, not daring to extend their hands. Following military etiquette, they saluted and shouted, "Greetings, Commander!"

"Good, good." Xiang Jingyang waved his hand warmly, "There are no outsiders here, sit wherever you like!"

The three exchanged glances, barely touching the sofas with their rear ends, and sat down on either side.

"Can we serve the dishes now?" Little Azure Dragon asked with a smile.

"Sure, let's eat in the dining room," Xiang Jingyang nodded in response.

Little Azure Dragon turned and left. Xiang Jingyang crossed his legs and pointed at the TV screen, saying, "This soccer game is really frustrating. In the Asian Alliance Cup group stage, they changed two coaches after four games, with three losses and one draw. I could find ten soldiers who could play better than them."

"With the advantage of being the host, they will definitely advance in the second round of the group stage," Su Tianyu also watched soccer and basketball. He couldn't be called passionate, but he was definitely a fan, so he couldn't help but interject.

"You watch soccer too?" Xiang Jingyang asked with a smile.

"Yes, but I didn't watch this group stage. I came to the Old Triangle on a business trip," Su Tianyu grinned and replied.

Gui Mengjun felt that this idiot was talking too much and gave him a look on the side. But Su Tianyu had a thick skin and wasn't afraid of embarrassment. He only knew that opportunities to brown-nose the driver and leave an impression on him were rare, so he smiled and replied with a few more sentences.

Seeing that Su Tianyu was wearing a jacket and had a brace on his chest, Xiang Jingyang immediately asked with a smile, "You're the Little Su who entered the country last night, right?"

"Yes, yes," Su Tianyu slowly nodded.

"Young man, you're very energetic." Xiang Jingyang was older than Su Tianyu, so it wasn't an exaggeration to call him young man. He smiled, got up, and waved his hand, saying, "It's too frustrating, I'm not watching anymore. Let's go, let's eat."

The three immediately stood up and followed him towards the dining room.

"Mengjun, you're not doing a good job as the president of this trading company," Xiang Jingyang said jokingly as he walked, "The helmsman of this company just disappears, leaving many people feeling uneasy!"

Xiang Jingyang seemed to be joking, but Gui Mengjun was quite nervous. He immediately replied, "Yes, yes, my ability is limited, I need to strengthen my learning."

"I said, there are no outsiders here, don't be so nervous. If you chat like this, I can only put on airs," Xiang Jingyang bent down and sat in the main seat, waving his hand and saying, "Everyone, be casual, I've been in meetings all afternoon, I'm quite tired."

"Yes, yes!" Gui Mengjun nodded, leading Gou Liuzi and Su Tianyu to take their seats.

The four had just sat down when the food prepared by the kitchen was served. It was all Chinese food, mainly authentic Sichuan cuisine.

Xiang Jingyang took the initiative to pick up his chopsticks and invited everyone to eat, but everyone was still a little nervous, especially Gui Mengjun. He knew that the commander was subtly criticizing him, implying that he had been too hasty in handling the expo issue and made some mistakes, so he seemed restrained everywhere.

During the meal, Xiang Jingyang didn't mention the military trade business or ask about the progress of the expo. He just casually asked about Gui Mengjun's family situation, such as the health of Gui's grandfather.

During the meal, Su Tianyu observed Xiang Jingyang and found that this person wasn't pretending to be easygoing. His every move was full of vigor, and he didn't have the aloofness of the older generation of high-ranking officials. When he talked to everyone, he was quite casual in both his language and demeanor.

After talking with Gui Mengjun for a while, Xiang Jingyang suddenly looked at Su Tianyu and asked with a smile, "I heard that you and Zhao Weihu have a close relationship?"

Su Tianyu was a little dumbfounded when he heard this. He thought that this commander was quite straightforward, completely making him unsure how to answer.

Say close???

In front of the commander, saying that he was close to a bandit leader? Was that getting a little ahead of himself?

But not saying close seemed very fake.

Xiang Jingyang saw Su Tianyu's hesitation and immediately added with a chuckle, "This isn't the First District. The evaluation of the Chi Army is still blank. You don't need to be too nervous."

As soon as Su Tianyu heard this, he immediately replied, "Zhao Weihu is my sworn brother."

This sentence stunned Xiang Jingyang. He thought, "You're really something, you've even become sworn brothers with a bandit leader?"

"Mm, I heard that Zhao Weihu has raised an armed force mainly composed of Chinese people in Sinaloa?" Xiang Jingyang asked softly.

"Yes, mainly to protect the interests of the Chinese," Su Tianyu immediately added.

"Hehe." Xiang Jingyang looked at Su Tianyu and smiled, "When you go back, I have a gift for him."