Chapter 1120

In the Old Mo region, the People's Army frontline command post.

Inside a separate tent, Gu Baisun discussed Yu Mingyuan's questions and his own plans with Su Tianyu for a long time.

After talking for about half an hour, the two finally clarified these issues. After a moment of relative silence, they began to talk about Zhou Tonghui and Wen Xiaorou.

Initially, Zhao Weihu and the others had kept it from Su Tianyu, not telling him about Kong Zhenghui's betrayal, or the capture of Zhou Tonghui and Wen Xiaorou.

But this matter couldn't be concealed forever. Once the civil war in the Old Mo region was over, Su Tianyu would find out. He was anxious and had a very bad feeling about the outcome the two faced.

From a personal perspective, Su Tianyu's attitude towards the Shuanghui (Double Hui) was also very different. He and Kong Zhenghui had been on different paths from the beginning. This difference was particularly evident during the division of the family business, so their relationship had long been estranged, and meetings were awkward.

Several times, Su Tianyu had tried to mend their relationship at gatherings, but with little success, because Kong Zhenghui consistently believed that Gou Liuzi, or his people, were deliberately targeting him.

As for Zhou Tonghui, although he was quite firm in his stance during the family division, which led to a cooling of his relationship with Da Bai, Liuzi, and others for a time. But this cooling was due to their positions, not personal conflicts.

This led to Zhou Tonghui and Kong Zhenghui carrying different emotional weight in Su Tianyu's heart, and in the hearts of the other association elders.

This was why, after the association's merger, Zhou Tonghui's relationship with everyone warmed up a lot, and he himself was thriving, but Kong Zhenghui was in an awkward position.

…

Su Tianyu sat in his chair and asked, "Is there any possibility of launching a rescue operation for him?"

"Almost none," Gu Baisun shook his head. "In terms of capturing enemy generals and high-ranking officials, the Qingyi Bureau has almost always been at a disadvantage compared to us. They are better at buying and subverting. Think about it, in all this time, the only significant people they've captured are Wang An, who has already rebelled, Zhou Huishe (Chairman Zhou), and Wen Xiaorou. Under these circumstances, the First District's protection of these two is unprecedentedly tight. We can't get close to any core personnel, and we can't even find the place where they are being held. Organizing an armed rescue is basically impossible."

Su Tianyu also felt the difficulty. He frowned, thought for a long time, and then asked, "In that case, what about an exchange?"

Hearing this, Gu Baisun nodded, "An exchange is the only way out! After all, we hold some high-ranking prisoners. I'm already preparing for this, and I'll have a complete list for you soon."

"Then let's use an exchange," Su Tianyu said to Gu Baisun very solemnly, with his hands clasped together. "Whether it's out of personal feelings, or the political significance of Xiaorou and Tonghui, they are irreplaceable. We must do everything we can to find a way to rescue them!"

Gu Baisun immediately agreed, "Don't worry, I understand. I'll handle this, and the list will be ready soon."

Su Tianyu nodded slightly and urged, "Go ahead, deal with it as soon as possible."

"Okay!"

The two ended their conversation, and Gu Baisun stepped out of the tent, soon leaving the base by helicopter.

After he left, Su Tianyu sat alone in the tent, lit a cigarette, and leaned heavily against the back of the chair.

Finally, the war in the Old Mo region had a good outcome and came to an end. The internal warlord problem was resolved, and Santos' regime had stabilized.

This allowed Su Tianyu to have a chance to catch his breath after returning, to rest briefly, and relax his mind and body.

But now, Su Tianyu's mind was still in a mess, still thinking about the future situation in the Old Mo region and Dragon City, and also thinking about Zhou Tonghui and Wen Xiaorou.

His mind was a jumble. While he was thinking about these things, the tent was lifted, and An Qiqi walked in.

Although she had returned to the Old Mo region with Su Tianyu, An Qiqi hadn't bothered him because he was busy dealing with military issues these past few days. Instead, she continued to be responsible for intelligence work, still busy.

Su Tianyu opened his eyes, looked at An Qiqi's slightly tired face, was slightly stunned, and couldn't help but ask, "Aren't you going home yet?"

An Qiqi said softly, "Not yet. I called my dad, he's doing fine, so I won't go over and make things difficult for him."

As she spoke, An Qiqi walked over and skillfully poured a cup of tea for Su Tianyu and handed it to him, "You just recovered, smoke less and drink more water."

"Okay."

Su Tianyu took the tea, took a sip, and moistened his somewhat hoarse throat.

An Qiqi bent down and sat slowly in front of him. Su Tianyu looked at her and could clearly feel that her mood was low.

He put down the teacup, reached out, gently took Qiqi's slightly cold little hand, and said softly, "I just finished talking to Baisun. I will do everything I can to rescue Tonghui and Xiaorou."

After a long silence, An Qiqi couldn't help but sigh, "Ah... Actually, after the Saint Paul City incident, my brother had no other thoughts in his mind. He just wanted to live a peaceful life. But no matter what he did, he was eventually drawn in. My sister-in-law is also unlucky. She hasn't had a good life all these years, and she finally had something to look forward to..."

As she spoke, An Qiqi's eyes were a little red, and she clenched her palms, "That Kong Zhenghui, he really deserves to die!!"

She controlled her emotions, but tears were already welling up in her eyes.

Su Tianyu didn't know how to comfort her, so he could only gently hold her hand, and after thinking for a long time, slowly said, "Everyone faces different outcomes after making their choices. So does he, and so do I. Don't worry, I will do everything I can to handle this..."

An Qiqi nodded gently.

…

Outside Dragon City, the First Army Corps' frontline suppression base.

After Kang Dinghuang finished the war meeting, he returned to his office with Lu Zhen and closed the door to discuss matters.

After a while, Kang Dinghuang looked at the current report on the situation in Dragon City sent by the intelligence department, thought for a while, turned to look at Lu Zhen sitting next to him, and said, "Inside Dragon City, there are only two core generals currently in charge of commanding the troops, one is Xin Xiaodong, and the other is Tan Mingzhao. If we can find their locations and capture them alive, the structure of Dragon City will become much clearer."

Lu Zhen nodded and discussed the issue of Xin Xiaodong and Tan Mingzhao.

"Dilingling!"

Just as the two were talking, a clear phone ring sounded.

Kang Dinghuang picked up the phone, glanced at the caller ID, gestured to Lu Zhen to be quiet, and immediately answered the phone, "Hello, Commander Wang, what are your instructions?"

In the microphone, Commander Wang's voice was steady as he told him, "We had a meeting to discuss this, and the military-political committee's view is this: Regarding the matter of Zhou Tonghui and Wen Xiaorou, use them if they can be used. If they cannot be used by us, use these two as a benchmark to show the First District's determination to recover Dragon City!"

Hearing this, Kang Dinghuang wasn't surprised, but he immediately reminded him, "Commander Wang, I agree with the higher-ups' instructions regarding Zhou Tonghui. But Wen Xiaorou, she's different. Because so far, Yu Mingyuan himself hasn't appeared..."

The two discussed Wen Xiaorou's matter softly on the phone.