About half an hour passed.
In the sky above Songhai, an airplane slowly landed.
A few minutes later, a group of fully armed soldiers disembarked in unison, standing on either side.
A man in his early twenties emerged, chest puffed out, head held high.
He had short hair, a square face, and wore a suit, his physique strong and upright.
This man was Shangguan Yi, the future director of the Songhai Security Bureau.
After Shangguan Yi disembarked, Director-General Situ Guan led a group to greet him.
Situ Guan bowed and greeted him with a smile.
"Young Master Shangguan, it's been many years, but your demeanor remains unchanged!"
Shangguan Yi smiled slightly, "Director-General, you are too kind. You haven't aged either, are you in good health?"
"Thanks to the Lord's care, my work has been relatively smooth over the years."
After a few pleasantries, Shangguan Yi looked at the people in front of him.
When he saw Bai XinHui, his eyes showed a slight surprise that lingered for a few seconds.
Upon seeing Duan LingLong, Shangguan Yi's pupils narrowed, as if he had discovered a peerless treasure.
Shangguan Yi took a few steps forward and extended his hand, "Hello, beautiful lady, may I know your name?"
Duan LingLong kept her hands in her pockets, showing no intention of shaking hands.
"I'm sorry, I have a rash on my hands recently, so it's inconvenient to shake hands. My name is Duan LingLong, President of the Cultural Relics Association."
Shangguan Yi retracted his hand with a hint of awkwardness, "So it's the head of the Duan family. It's truly true that hearing about someone is not as good as meeting them. You are indeed heroic and valiant."
At this moment, Lin Feng's eyes darted around, and he bowed and said with a smile, "Young Master Shangguan, you are also a dragon among men. In my humble opinion, you and Miss Duan LingLong are a match made in heaven."
Shangguan Yi smiled slightly, thoroughly enjoying Lin Feng's flattery.
"Lin Feng, you are not bad either. I believe Songhai will have a place for you in the future!"
"That's also thanks to Young Master Shangguan's excellent guidance. Otherwise, with my meager knowledge, I fear I would never have had a chance to succeed."
After their mutual back-slapping, the viewers in the livestream couldn't help but start typing.
[This Lin Feng is such a sycophant, it's disgusting!]
[What can be done? Shangguan Yi has a significant background. Didn't you see the Director-General fawning over him?]
[It seems Shangguan Yi has his eyes on Goddess Duan LingLong. I wonder what Young Master Su will think when he sees this.]
[Huh, I didn't notice until you mentioned it. Young Master Su didn't come to welcome Shangguan Yi.]
[You are truly ignorant. Shangguan Yi and Young Master Su are like two tigers on one mountain; they have already declared war!]
At this moment, Director-General Situ Guan said with a smile, "Young Master Shangguan, as you are new to Songhai, I have prepared a small banquet at the Tianhua Supreme Hotel. Shall we head there now?"
Shangguan Yi naturally would not refuse Situ Guan's invitation, as he also wanted to take this opportunity to meet more people.
"Then I accept your kind offer!"
A group of people got into their cars and headed towards the Tianhua Supreme Hotel.
Behind the convoy, countless reporters followed closely, and major media companies scrambled to capture the scene.
...
Dragon Pan No. 1.
Meng LianXin scoffed, "Such great prestige! The powerful figures of Songhai are all flocking to him."
Yang ManGe teased, "Why don't you try flocking to him too?"
"That won't do. Our Yangyang would be unhappy!"
Meng LianXin proactively hugged Su Yang, "Darling, it's so lively outside, shall we go out for a stroll?"
"Okay, let's go shopping and buy, buy, buy!"
Su Yang, enjoying a rare moment of leisure, had earned too much money and decided to take them on a shopping spree.
"Yay! I want to buy new handbags and lipstick."
A group of people drove towards Songhai Pedestrian Street, ready for a major shopping spree.
In the car.
Su Yang casually flipped through his messages. Someone from the Security Bureau couldn't sit still and had also gone to the Tianhua Supreme Hotel to attend the banquet.
As for the Duan, Bai, and Liu families, no one had sent him any messages, and he was unsure of their stance.
Tianhua Supreme Hotel.
Banquet Hall.
Shangguan Yi sat in the main seat surrounded by everyone, with Lin Feng bowing and pouring wine.
"Young Master Shangguan, our Songhai Security Bureau is full of beauties, but unfortunately, they couldn't come."
Shangguan Yi was stunned for a moment, then realized that Lin Feng was the only one from the Security Bureau present; no one else had come.
"Why couldn't they come?"
Lin Feng said softly, "That was an order from Deputy Director Su Yang. He said you are not yet the Director, so there was no need to welcome you."
Shangguan Yi clenched his fist and then relaxed it, his face regaining its smile.
"Let's not talk about that. First, introduce me to the beauties in the Security Bureau."
Lin Feng, having worked in the Security Bureau for many years, naturally knew his female colleagues like the back of his hand. "Speaking of beauties, there's one from a humble background named Zhao XiaoLu. She's pretty and cute, I guarantee you'll be satisfied."
Lin Feng took out his phone, flipped to a photo of Zhao XiaoLu, and handed it to Shangguan Yi.
Shangguan Yi narrowed his eyes. Zhao XiaoLu's appearance was quite good, even among the few beauties in Kyoto.
"Where is she now?"
"I haven't seen Zhao XiaoLu since I was suspended by Shi WuZun. I heard she's currently living in Su Yang's villa."
Lin Feng deliberately mentioned Shi WuZun, aiming to divert Shangguan Yi's attention to Su Yang.
However, Shangguan Yi was not foolish.
Before coming, he had heard about the conflict between Lin Feng and Su Yang.
He naturally wouldn't be stupid enough to be used as a pawn, but he also didn't expose Lin Feng's little scheme.
"Alright, let's drink first. We can discuss other matters later!"
"Yes, yes, yes..."
...
Songhai Pedestrian Street.
A Lamborghini led the way, followed by several other luxury cars that stopped.
Su Yang got out of the car, followed by Yang ManGe, Meng LianXin, Jiang WanYing, Zhou ChengCheng, Anna, and Emily, with Zhao XiaoLu making a dazzling appearance.
"Wow, so many beautiful women! Quick, take pictures!"
"Are these all Young Master Su's girlfriends? They are truly all goddesses, each with a different style."
"I like those two blonde foreign girls. They're round and big enough to kill someone!"
Countless people on the street stopped to take photos, some even pointing at Anna and Emily and starting to fantasize.
Su Yang ignored these people and led his group of girlfriends shopping.
Seeing that her sisters' earrings were all old-fashioned, Yang ManGe took them to a jewelry store to pick some out.
Under the glass display case, gold and silver jewelry sparkled.
Yang ManGe found wearing gold and silver earrings too vulgar and turned her gaze to jewelry made of polished jade.
She pointed to a pair of Lantian jade earrings, "How much are these?"
"I'm sorry, these earrings have already been reserved."
Yang ManGe nodded and continued to pick out a pair of agate earrings.
"How about these?"
"These have also been reserved."
Yang ManGe didn't think much of it and picked out a few more earrings of different colors and materials.
However, the sales assistants all said they had been reserved.
Besides Yang ManGe, the other women encountered the same problem.
Su Yang, who had been observing, frowned, "What do you mean? They're all reserved, so why are they still on display?"
At this moment, a tall and thin manager walked over.
"Young Master Su, I apologize. We were just about to pack them up and send them to the customer's home."
Yang ManGe pulled Su Yang, signaling him not to get angry.
"It's rare for everyone to go shopping together. There's no need to insist on buying here. Let's go browse elsewhere."
Su Yang originally didn't want to get involved with these people, but what happened next made him very angry.
A few more women entered the store, they easily selected earrings from the display case, swiped their cards, and left with their purchases.
When those women were selecting jewelry, they clearly had not paid any deposit, and the sales assistants were still introducing products with smiles.
Only towards Yang ManGe and the others, the sales assistants had stern faces, as if they owed them money.
Su Yang looked at the manager, "You said they were reserved? Then why could they buy them?"