Chapter 129

About an hour and a half later, inside the hotel suite, Jiangzhou's bodyguards, having taken service personnel hostage, retrieved a large number of server uniforms from the warehouse – all of the looser variety.

Su Tianyu instructed Hou Guoyu, "Pick out a few people with builds similar to Bruna's and have them change into the uniforms."

"Okay!"

Hou Guoyu nodded.

Nearby, Gu Baisun, cautious by nature and with deep reserves of cunning, was talking to Jiangzhou. "My thought is, we shouldn't rush to leave. We should wait until everything outside is settled. We can't completely trust Tagu. After all, his behavior at the manor was too much like a lunatic."

Hearing this, Su Tianyu moved closer, agreeing with Gu Baisun’s line of thinking. "That's what I was thinking too. Since we're already in this kind of mess, there's no need for us to rush. If he really is a normal person, then it doesn't matter if we stay a little longer. But if he's a madman, then the result will be the same whether we're inside or outside the city."

Jiangzhou pondered for a long while. "Alright, we'll do as you say."

"Baisun, take some men downstairs and check the situation around us," Su Tianyu instructed. "And get a car while you're at it."

"Okay!" Gu Baisun stood up.

Watching Gu Baisun leave, Jiangzhou turned to Su Tianyu and said, "Your association has a lot of talented people! This Gu Baisun is calm and clear-headed in a crisis. He's a real asset."

Su Tianyu paused for a moment before replying, "You might not believe it if I told you."

"What is it?"

"His father died by my hand," Su Tianyu replied with a serious expression.

"??????!"

Jiangzhou's mind was filled with question marks. "Holy shit! Are the people in your Dragon City so magnanimous? You can still cooperate with this kind of relationship? He… he won't betray us, will he?!"

"He won't," Su Tianyu replied helplessly. "It's hard for me to explain this kind of relationship to you."

"I believe that. With my IQ, it might take me a while… a long while to understand," Jiangzhou thought, shocked and unable to make sense of the personnel relationships in the code farmer association.

"He can be trusted. If anything comes up later and I'm not around, you can discuss it with him," Su Tianyu said.

Jiangzhou was taken aback. "You old schemer, what new idea do you have now?"

"I do." Su Tianyu leaned close to Jiangzhou's ear and explained softly, "If everything is normal, then we'll follow the original plan. If it's not normal, then I'll…!"

...

Inside the Bernardo Manor, a helicopter landed, and three Chinese men stepped out.

Miao Ziwei, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately stepped forward and extended his hand. "Minister Xu!"

"What's the situation now?" The middle-aged man called Minister Xu asked softly as he walked quickly forward, "Has Tagu already taken control of Panama City?"

"Almost. The Blackwater Legion entered the city with eight thousand men. They've already seized the municipal building and are holding a meeting with other high-ranking officials," Miao Ziwei explained as he leaned close to Minister Xu's ear and said softly, "Here's the situation on our side..."

The group continued forward and soon entered the castle hall, turning into the conference room.

Miao Ziwei stepped forward and politely introduced, "General Tagu, this is Xu Bin, Minister of the Foreign Affairs Organization Department of the First District Regional Council."

"Hello, Minister!" Tagu shook hands with him.

"Shall we find a quiet place to talk?" Xu Bin asked softly as he shook hands.

"This way!" Tagu gestured, leading the group into a small conference room.

The door closed, and the top officials of both sides met. Xu Bin put on his reading glasses and took out a large stack of documents from his bag. "General Tagu, the situation is urgent, so let's get straight to the point."

Tagu puffed on his cigar and gestured for him to continue.

"First, we will issue a regional-level announcement tomorrow morning, expressing our condolences for the death of President Nick and strongly condemning the perpetrator. Second, our foreign affairs department will explicitly support your succession as the President of the Panama region. Third, our finance department will prepare twenty billion in cash as a one-time payment, which will be provided to the Panama government as soon as you announce your succession..."

Tagu didn't react to these conditions. The details had already been discussed by both sides, but many plans had been moved forward because the old man had been suddenly killed, so the cooperation process between the two sides had also been accelerated.

After a series of conditions were laid out, Xu Bin also stated the First District's demands, "After you take over as President, we hope that you can explicitly state that you will refuse all Hua District merchant ships from passing through here. We will compensate for the lost transit fees in one lump sum."

Tagu frowned. "No, that's not what we agreed on before."

Xu Bin paused for a moment and said, "I think you need our help now more than before, so it's normal for the price to go up."

"Haha!"

Tagu chuckled. "Buk and I firmly control the military and political power of Panama City. I don't know… why you would say that I need help now more than before. The fact is, I will quell the chaos in Panama City in less than a day. I might even have enough time to take a bath, drink a cup of coffee, and then go to the administrative hall to announce my inauguration as President tomorrow morning."

"As far as I know, not all members of your father Nick's faction are loyal to you. They are also waiting for an opportunity to move. You not only need our public support, but you even need… our military assistance," Xu Bin said very bluntly. "I hope you can consider your own situation and look at the issue objectively."

Tagu smiled, puffed on his cigar, and didn't say anything.

"Also, your Blackwater Legion has entered the city, leaving the outer military defenses empty," Xu Bin added, adjusting his glasses. "We may need to send troops to garrison the Panama City defense zone to help you stabilize your regime. Of course, the First District will never interfere in the internal affairs of other districts, so our troops will not come. It will be the mercenary group from the Warhammer Organization, with about ten thousand men."

Tagu scratched his head and chuckled, "You've thought everything through very thoroughly, and you've successfully convinced me. Then let's do as you say. Tonight, the Warhammer troops will enter the Panama City defense line, and I'll focus on slaughtering the core members of my father's faction."

"It's a pleasure to cooperate with you!" Xu Bin extended his hand.

Tagu looked at him with a grin and said softly, "Our cooperation will ultimately produce a perfect result! Oh, Benny, please help me see our guests out."

"Yes!" The chief guard saluted and shouted.

After Tagu left the conference room, he cursed viciously, "Greedy politicians of the First District!! They actually dare to think of sending troops to garrison my homeland's defense zone. It's really hateful…!"

...

Downstairs at the Sea View Hotel.

Gu Baisun rejected the communication from the Panama City police department for the third time, and at this time, Buk, with a grim expression, also arrived at the scene.