Midnight.
Silhouettes flashed across the highest rooftop in Songhai, followed by fireworks blooming in the sky.
Su Yang looked up at the starry sky, this was his first New Year spent here.
Ninety percent of Songhai was a no-fireworks zone, completely lacking the feeling of celebrating New Year from his previous life.
"Director Su, your people are back."
Li Qingyin pointed into the distance, where more than a dozen cars were approaching.
Leading the convoy were the tracking expert Mo Gaowei and Chu Tianye of the Dragon Blood Legion.
The cars were filled with children, some of whom had been abducted by human traffickers tonight, and others who had been trained as pickpockets.
"Boss, everything is here."
Su Yang took the sapphire blue LV bag and found several CDs and a diary inside.
He flipped through them casually; they recorded where Guan Xiaoyue and Situ Guan had gone and what they had done.
"Mr. Su, can you give me these items?" Li Qingyin thought of using the evidence to immediately expose Situ Guan and ruin his reputation.
"You can copy the CDs, but I can only take photos of the diary. I still need it!"
Su Yang naturally couldn't give them to her; he needed to take both back to the bureau.
"Alright."
Li Qingyin brought over her laptop and quickly copied a video.
Watching Situ Guan and Guan Xiaoyue entangled in bed in the video, she grew more and more furious.
And then there was the diary; Situ Guan had almost daily dates and hotel trysts with his cousin Guan Xiaoyue, changing locations every day.
Li Qingyin took a deep breath. With the evidence in hand, she didn't hesitate and indeed posted it online.
Su Yang frowned, "I think you should blur it out a bit, to avoid affecting the underage children."
"That shameless woman Guan Xiaoyue, do you still want to spare her face?"
"Then it's up to you! Bring the share transfer contract!"
Li Qingyin brought the share transfer contract, signed her name, and pressed her fingerprint. From this moment on, her shares belonged to Su Yang.
Su Yang now held over eighty percent of the shares, and the value of Century Trading Company increased again.
"Director Su, I'll be going now. Keep in touch."
Li Qingyin felt that posting the video online wasn't enough, so she took the evidence to the legal department.
Su Yang shook his head; women's revenge was far more ruthless than men's, leaving no room for mercy.
"Boss, what about these children?"
Mo Gaowei put away the small mouse and pointed to the panicked children in the car.
"Wait a moment, their families will be here to pick them up."
Su Yang walked to another car; the Dragon Blood Legion had also brought back several adult men.
These men were the ones who specialized in teaching children to steal, commonly known as pickpockets.
At this moment, those men were flustered, knowing that the consequences would be dire once they were caught.
"Officer, please let us go. We have a lot of money, we can share it with you."
Su Yang ignored them and had the Dragon Blood Legion move the boxes down.
Upon opening them, they were filled with luxury goods.
Gold, silver, jewelry, and expensive electronic products.
A cold glint flashed in Su Yang's eyes, "Are all the stolen items you've acquired here?"
"No, no, we've already sold what we stole before."
"Having hands and feet and not working properly, yet forcing children to become pickpockets, you are truly beasts!"
Su Yang was enraged. These children were pickpockets at such a young age; even with future guidance, it would be hard for some to change their habits.
Moreover, these children would be pointed at if they went to school or started working in the future.
In essence, their lives were almost ruined.
"Chu Tianye, hand them over to the security bureau for detention and await judgment from the legal department."
"Yes, boss."
Chu Tianye waved his hand and took the old pickpockets to the security bureau.
...
More than ten minutes later.
The families, who had heard the news, rushed to find their children.
"Baobao, are you alright?"
Su Yang, to prevent the children from being trafficked again, required all families to prepare proper documentation before claiming their children.
"Everyone, please present your household registration book to prove the child is yours."
The parents readily agreed and queued up to get their documents.
"Director Su's caution is a good thing. Everyone, hurry and get your household registration books!"
Su Yang checked each household registration book one by one and had the children identify their parents. Only when both adults and children were confirmed was he willing to release them.
A total of over thirty people had been abducted tonight, but only half were here.
As for the parents who hadn't found their children, tears streamed down their faces.
"Director Su, please, you must help us find our children. This is our only child, how can we live?"
"Wuwuwu, where is my child? Mommy misses you so much..."
The parents who couldn't find their children cried heartbrokenly.
It was a desolate scene during the New Year.
Su Yang sighed, "Don't worry, the soldiers of the security bureau have all been dispatched to search for them. I believe they will be found soon."
"Found? Based on what?"
A sudden voice drew everyone's attention to the rear.
A group of people emerged from several luxury cars. They were Situ Guan and the council commissioners.
Su Yang frowned. Li Qingyin had mentioned earlier that the council commissioners from the capital had made a deal with Situ Guan.
They had a vested interest, and their arrival together now meant they were here with ill intentions.
Situ Guan spoke loudly, "Everyone, there was a stampede accident in Flower Street, followed by arson by some scoundrels, and then children were abducted.
In my opinion, all these problems are the responsibility of the security bureau. If they had sent more people to patrol, how could these things have happened?"
The elder commissioner stepped forward a few paces, flashing his badge.
"Everyone, we are council commissioners from the capital. According to our investigation, Su Yang was supposed to be on duty and leading the patrol tonight. However, he was only concerned with accompanying women and did not lead the patrol to maintain order, thus allowing human traffickers to take advantage of the situation.
Ultimately, it is all due to Deputy Director Su Yang's dereliction of duty, failing the people of Songhai and greatly disappointing our council. Therefore, from this moment on, Su Yang is dismissed from his position as Deputy Director of the Songhai Security Bureau!"
The surrounding people were stunned, not expecting so many twists and turns.
Now, the highest leader of Songhai, Situ Guan, was accusing Su Yang, and people from the capital's council were also present.
"Su Yang, do you have anything to say?"
"I have nothing to say, but before you dismiss me, I received a gift. I hope everyone will enjoy it, consider it a New Year's bonus from Su."
There was a rule in Long Guo: apart from the Supreme Being in the capital, council commissioners could dismiss any city's administrative official with a vote of five.
Even the General Affairs Department was not exempt; their power was immense.
Su Yang became the Deputy Director of the Security Bureau because Master Shi Wu's disciples strongly pushed him into the position. He didn't care about the job and actually found it tiring.
"Everyone, please cover the children's eyes. The following video is a bit vulgar and not suitable for minors."
"What's going on now?"
"Let's watch the video first to see what it is."
The parents covered their children's eyes, while the adults stared intently at the tablet in Su Yang's hand.
Situ Guan's face turned pale. He guessed that Su Yang must have obtained the video recorded by Guan Xiaoyue.
"Su Yang, what do you want to do?"
Situ Guan panicked. He had worked hard tonight to please these commissioners, and these vampires were all difficult to deal with, with huge appetites.
If they saw those videos, Situ Guan couldn't imagine his political career would be plunged into darkness.