Gu Tongshan hung up the phone and carefully placed the gilded brush down before turning to walk towards the coat rack.

The study had no windows, and the antique European-style chandelier cast a dim yellow light. Gu Tongshan walked to the coat rack, took a very ordinary suit jacket, and put it on in front of the mirror.

Inside the room, the surrounding bookshelves were almost empty of books. They were filled with antiques, calligraphy, paintings, and special collections from different eras. Even the toad ornament on the desk was said to be a collection of a warlord general from a certain faction in the Nine Districts before '42, worth over two hundred thousand.

Next to the bookshelves were several built-in dark cabinets more than a meter high, with wooden doors on the outside and safes on the inside, providing excellent security. They contained many IOUs from people Gu Tongshan had lent money to over the years, as well as ledgers from the Zha Nan Pier Gang and the General Association, along with cash in various currencies.

Gu Tongshan put on the ordinary suit, stepped into a pair of old-fashioned leather shoes that he had been wearing for more than four years, then twisted the switch of the hidden door and walked out.

The door opened to another study, but this one had bookshelves full of books. The furniture was very ordinary, even simple, and the sofa was made of fabric.

Gu Tongshan left the study and went downstairs.

...

In the office of the director of the Huazhou Police Department in Huadu.

"Yes, no problem, okay, sir, I understand!" A police chief in his fifties hung up the phone with a smile, and called out, "Bonnie!"

A detective opened the door and walked in. "What are your orders, sir!"

"The shooting in Rika District is now transferred to the Great District Security Bureau, Huazhou Branch, Section Three." The director said happily.

"That's great, sir!" The detective was also very happy, because this way he wouldn't have to investigate those black guys.

"Handle it now. I want to leave work early today to take my kids to the ocean park." The director waved his hand.

The case involved Yu Jinhang, a small department leader in the Huazhou Branch of the Great District Security Bureau, so the Huazhou Branch took over the case as soon as possible.

Simply put, the case was transferred from the police system to the military and political departments.

This process seemed simple, but it actually involved coordination between multiple departments. And this complicated internal transfer process was only because a Chinese leader in the Great District Security Bureau had spoken.

...

A little after six o'clock in the evening.

Yu Jinhang still hadn't returned to the hospital, and Yu's eldest sister hadn't shown her face again.

Su Tianyu, Bai Hongbo, Yu Mingyuan and others hastily ate some hospital-provided food and finally waited for the operating room lights to go out.

Yu Jinrong was shot in the back. Although he didn't injure any major organs, he was not young, and the bullet entered a sensitive area, so he had to undergo two surgeries before he was completely safe.

This shot almost took half of Yu Jinrong's life. When he was pushed out of the operating room, his face was extremely pale, and he had an oxygen tube in his nose, looking very weak.

In the special care ward, Yu Jinrong was still a little confused because the anesthesia hadn't completely worn off. He said several sentences in a row, but no one could hear him clearly.

Yu Mingyuan leaned beside the bed and said softly to him, "Aunt has returned and is taking care of things, so don't worry."

Yu Jinrong gasped twice and replied with great effort, "Xiao... Xiao Fei... Zhou Tonghui!"

"I know, I know, we will do everything we can to save them first." Yu Mingyuan understood what his father meant.

Yu Jinrong nodded slowly.

About ten minutes later, everyone left the ward together, leaving Yu Jinrong to the care of the medical staff.

In the corridor.

Yu Mingyuan was about to call Yu Jinhang when his phone rang first. He glanced at the caller ID, which was an unknown number: "Hello?"

"My demands are very simple, two points: First, Yu Jinrong must formally apply to the Sanitation Management Committee to resign and transfer his official file back to District One within a week." A Chinese man with an indistinguishable accent said in a low voice on the phone, "You only have one week, do you understand?"

Yu Mingyuan gritted his teeth. "What's the second point?"

"Hehe, second, Bai Dabiao will exchange two hostages in my hands, outside the district." The other party replied with a sneer.

"Are you from the Pier Gang?!" Yu Mingyuan said through gritted teeth.

"Who told you we were from the Pier Gang? Don't be clever, I'll give you a week, that's all." After saying that, the other party hung up the phone.

Yu Mingyuan looked down at the phone, the veins on his forehead bulging.

"What did they say?" Su Tianyu asked immediately.

"Two requests, to have my dad leave The Dragon City Rises, and to hand over Uncle Bai in exchange for two hostages." Yu Mingyuan replied.

"Bullshit!" Bai Hongbo cursed when he heard this, "Obviously, Xu Hu did this, he just wants revenge!"

Su Tianyu waved his hand to signal Da Bai to stop talking, and only replied to Yu Mingyuan, "Let's talk to Uncle Jinhang about this first."

"Yes, let's go find him." Yu Mingyuan looked at everyone and said, "Let's go together!"

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone gathered together and drove away from the hospital.

...

Inside the office building of the Third Action Section of the Huazhou Branch of the Great District Security Bureau, a section was currently screening a large number of clues.

Yu Jinhang stood in front of his desk and asked expressionlessly, "Are there any results on the source of the firearms?"

A blond, blue-eyed white man stepped forward and introduced the information in a low voice.

The firearms at the scene could be roughly divided into three batches. One batch was the weapons used by the victims, that is, the guns used by Gang Shu and others. This was easy to investigate and define. The other two batches of firearms were difficult to trace.

The weapons used by the robbers were of military grade. Judging from the bullet types and firearm models, these weapons were all firearms that were active in the black market and among black people. The Security Bureau had relevant information, but could not verify who exactly used these firearms, because firearms were too rampant among black people.

As for the other batch of weapons, the Security Bureau had not found the source, because there was no record of these weapons being used before. In other words, no weapons from any previous murder case could be matched with this batch of guns. However, Yu Jinrong did not allow the department members to pursue this lead. He knew that these guns were used by Su Tianyu's friends.

Firearms, vehicles, and surveillance, including the identity verification of the dead bandits at the scene, the Security Bureau took less than four hours to sort out a massive amount of information.

...

At night, a little after 11 o'clock.

Six of Yu Jinhang's subordinates drove to an old Mexican community outside the Plain New District, where the old Mexicans were active.

At headquarters, Yu Jinhang held the phone and said in a low voice, "Don't disturb anyone else, just lure them out first."

At the same time.

In The Dragon City Rises, Xu Hu met Nick and roared with bulging veins on his forehead, "Who the hell told you to touch Yu Jinrong in District One? Are you out of your mind?! Huh?!"