Actually, regarding the arms business, even without the "Dragon City Embargo" order from above, it wouldn't last long in Dragon City.

Why do I say that?

Because as the cooperation between Lao Li's team and the Old Triangle deepens, the volume of subsequent arms deals will definitely increase gradually. In addition, the Chi Army has now incorporated the Third Division, so to support these two armed forces, they must be given more leverage in the Old Mo region.

Increasing the volume of goods shipped in and out is inevitable; otherwise, with the previous level of shipments, it would be difficult to support nearly 20,000 troops.

However, as the shipment volume increases, the entire arms business will expand rapidly. It will be unrealistic for Lao Li's team to continue operating as discreetly as before.

In the past, each shipment involved only five or six trucks, but in the future, it may involve a trainload, and the number of transport personnel may increase from dozens to hundreds... With such a difference in volume, it would be difficult not to attract the attention of those above.

In addition, the current situation in Dragon City is so complex, with the garrison, the old factions of the Chinese Corps, the An faction, the Qing Yi Bureau, and relevant departments of the Yi Dang faction all making frequent arrangements here. Therefore, the time for peaceful development in Dragon City has ended, and they will no longer let you control this cake so easily.

Changing to a new transportation channel is definitely an urgent task, but everyone hasn't figured out the specifics yet.

...

Inside the Tongji Association's meeting hall, the elders were brainstorming.

Su Tianbei took the lead in expressing his opinion: "If you ask me, the goods should go directly through international waters and land on the west coast of Old Mo. This way, we can perfectly avoid Dragon City and don't have to worry about the garrison causing trouble behind our backs."

Gu Baisun, with his hands clasped, said very calmly, "Going through international waters is not a problem, and landing the goods is not a problem. The problem is... which group will be responsible for receiving this batch of goods on the shore? Should we let the Old Mo government troops do it? I personally don't recommend doing that."

"Why don't you recommend doing that?" Da Bai interjected.

"The internal affairs of the Old Mo government are even more chaotic than those in Dragon City. Their governor is seriously ill and may die at any time. In the current situation, how can we trust them?" Gu Baisun said clearly and logically, "The Old Mo government army is also full of warlords and factions, all busy grabbing benefits. You can't guarantee that the goods won't be lost or robbed as soon as they land, and in the end... we may not even be able to find out who did it."

As soon as he finished speaking, Wei Xiangzuo nodded unconsciously, "That makes sense! This kind of thing has happened before. Didn't that Tang's unit secretly detain the goods last time? Since we're going to create a new channel, it has to be stable. At least in the short term, we don't need to worry about this matter anymore."

Su Tianbei pondered for a moment, "Then how about this? Let's change our approach and directly have Brother Hu contact the Old Mo military headquarters to transfer the Third Division to the west coast to be responsible for receiving the goods. That way, the Third Division will have something to do."

Su Tianyu's expression was quite speechless when he heard this, but he didn't say anything.

Gu Baisun glanced at Su Tianbei, "Hehe, what's your purpose in dealing with the Third Division?"

"Definitely to unite them with the Chi Army," Su Tianbei replied without thinking.

"Yes! Your purpose is to unite the two troops, but if you do this, the Chi Army will be on the far east side, while the Third Division will be on the far west side. Not only will the two troops not be able to unite and support each other, but they will also have to develop independently." Although Gu Baisun didn't understand military affairs, he could understand the situation, "If one day the Old Mo government army splits, the Qing Yi Bureau and the Regional Council can just spend some money to buy off two warlords and wipe out the Third Division in the first place, while the Chi Army will not be able to provide any support."

Da Bai expressed his agreement, "That's right, the Chi Army and the Third Division are already weak, and if they're separated, wouldn't they be even weaker? They should still stay together and echo the direct line troops of the military headquarters to maximize their benefits."

Su Tianbei also knew that what they said made sense, but he still sighed and cursed, "Damn it, if this doesn't work and that doesn't work, then what should we do? Should we just stop doing it?!"

Everyone fell into thought upon hearing this.

Su Tianbei turned his head and glanced at the meeting room, eventually focusing his gaze on Su Tianyu, "Say something! Aren't you usually full of ideas? What's wrong with you today? Are you asleep?"

Su Tianyu propped up his chin, "I haven't figured it out either. This matter is indeed tricky. What Brother Zuo said just now makes a lot of sense. Since we're going to create a new channel, it has to be a long-term solution. We can't just think about how to transport goods all day without doing anything else."

At the end of the conference table, Gu Baisun thought for a long time and suddenly made a suggestion, "Actually, we can go by water. Although it's a detour, it will be very stable once it's done."

"Which waterway?" Da Bai asked.

"Go through the canal and take the Atlantic Ocean on the east side. Although this is a detour, it can land directly in the Sinaloa region. Doing this not only eliminates the land transportation process, but also directly hands the goods over to the Chi Army, increasing their weight in the Old Mo region." Gu Baisun clasped his hands, "But if we go through the canal...!"

"Are you thinking too big?" Wei Xiangzuo immediately waved his hand, "I don't know how many eyes are watching the canal! We don't have any connections there, and the arms business is so easy to make others jealous... Putting the goods there, who can feel safe?"

"Yes." Su Tianbei also agreed, "We don't have any connections, it's difficult to open up this channel."

At the head of the conference room, Su Tianyu listened to everyone's words and felt slightly conflicted. Because he had also considered the plan that Gu Baisun mentioned, but the reason he didn't bring it up was because he was worried that his side didn't have any connections in the canal and was very afraid that so many goods would not be safe to transport from there.

The meeting lasted for three or four hours, and in the end, everyone didn't come up with a result. Because this was indeed not a small matter, it concerned the economic lifeline of Lao Li's team outside the region, so everyone was very cautious and didn't make a decision so hastily.

...

Inside Dragon City Airport.

A girl wearing sunglasses and a windbreaker walked out of the security check hall with brisk steps. Behind her followed an assistant, and they came all the way to the airport entrance.

At the pick-up point, a business car had been waiting for a long time. The girl asked the assistant to put the luggage in the car, sat alone in the middle row seat, took out her phone, and dialed Gou Liuzi's number.

"Hey, where are you? Yes, I just got back. Um, I have something to tell you when you get home later."

"Got it," Liuzi replied.

...

Mediterranean, on a famous tourist island.

Su Tiannan was on vacation with the core members of his intelligence department.

Huagong Hui really gave him good treatment. After completing each "project," they would let the people below rest for a period of time and give them the benefit of publicly funded travel.