Chapter 140: Old Niu's Rocky Road

In the end, it was Dragon City's local security department staff who picked up Captain Niu.

When the two sides met, the local staff members' eyes were full of sympathy. They were in terrible shape - after being beaten badly by the dock gang, they had been thrown in a reservoir for a day, their bodies covered in blood stains and the smell of seafood, looking like refugees.

After getting in the car, Captain Niu exploded in rage: "Why didn't local departments provide immediate support?! Why was there no unit coming to rescue us when we were captured for so long?! What do you people even do?!"

His shouts almost filled the entire Sea Swallow Pit, but the local staff member replied very politely: "Sir, I'm just a driver, the questions you're asking... I don't have access to that level!"

Captain Niu was so angry his stomach nearly burst. Grinding his back teeth, he replied: "We need to go to the hospital."

"That I can do, I've already arranged it..."

"Hurry up!" Captain Niu shouted, red-faced and anxious.

After reaching the hospital for examination, the seriously injured were admitted, but Captain Niu's injuries were lighter, and plus he was angry, so he didn't stay long at the hospital.

Captain Niu returned furiously to the Dragon City Security Bureau, wanting to find that major and the balding middle-aged man to demand why they hadn't provided immediate support and why they hadn't organized a rescue, but was told these two people were away on official business and currently not in Dragon City.

This response nearly made Captain Niu cry with anger. He rushed out of the city to find Yu Jinhang, and they met in the garrison company compound, with Su Tianyu also present.

After entering the room, Captain Niu, his lips swollen like steamed buns, demanded in a muffled voice: "What's the meaning of this, Old Yu? I help you with your business, but you had backup plans and didn't tell me in advance? Do you know we were almost beaten to death by those bandits?"

Yu Jinhang looked at him: "Have some water, Old Niu."

"I'll drink shit!" Captain Niu was angry to the point of madness.

Yu Jinhang looked at him somewhat strangely and asked: "How did you know about the subsequent incidents? Weren't you being held?"

"I'm not fucking stupid, I called and asked after getting out. Two shooting incidents happened in Longkou District, and the garrison intercepted hostages in the suburbs," Captain Niu glared and shouted. "Obviously, you used me as a stepping stone!"

Su Tianyu looked at Yu Jinhang's expression and immediately replied: "Captain Niu, we didn't have any backup plans. To be honest, we still don't know about Nick..."

"Cut your mother's stinking bullshit!" Captain Niu pointed at Su Tianyu and cursed. "You're the best at secret scheming. When I proposed Plan A, you were already opposing it."

Su Tianyu was speechless: "It was after you got into trouble that we temporarily adjusted the plan. The Zhou family sent people, but we don't know the specific situation either."

"As soon as guns went off in the city, the garrison intercepted the hostages outside the district, and you're telling me this was a temporarily adjusted plan?" Captain Niu demanded loudly.

Su Tianyu paused for a while before smiling softly: "Captain Niu, if we had followed your plan, what would the result be now?"

Captain Niu was speechless.

"The hostages would have been harmed, Bai Dabiao would have been handed over outside the district to die, and your plan would have caused this failed result," Su Tianyu replied, still smiling. "It would have been hard for you to answer for that too."

Yu Jinhang looked at Captain Niu and could only follow Su Tianyu's line of thought: "Old Niu, the current result isn't too bad - at least the people came back, don't you think?"

Captain Niu gritted his teeth and pointed at the two of them, shouting: "I must have been fucking brain-dead to take your case!"

Yu Jinhang stood up and pulled Captain Niu close, whispering in his ear: "Brother, Dragon City's situation is too complex - never mind you, there are many things I still don't understand even now."

"Get lost!" Captain Niu shook off Yu Jinhang's arm and turned to leave.

"Old Niu, orders have come from above - they want you to recover from your injuries and go back. This case will be handled by Dragon City's local units."

"Did I fucking need you to tell me that? Whoever wants to investigate this case can investigate it," Captain Niu cursed viciously. "If I ever come to Dragon City again, I'm your grandson!"

With that, Captain Niu kicked open the door and strode away.

Yu Jinhang pondered for a while before turning to look at Su Tianyu: "Went a bit too far, didn't we?"

"If you had told him in advance, he definitely wouldn't have followed our plan. If the information had leaked afterward, Brother Fei and Tonghui would both have been in trouble," Su Tianyu asked in return. "Uncle, which is more important?"

"Ah, that's true. Old Niu is too academic in his approach," Yu Jinhang sighed with his hands behind his back. "But he... has no bad intentions."

When the District Security Department people came down to investigate the case, not only did they find nothing, but they were surrounded by dock gang people at Tianhong Port and beaten up, with shots even fired at the scene. But the final result was that this incident was classified as a fighting conflict, and after the dock gang had about a dozen lackeys arrested as scapegoats, the case was dropped.

Additionally, Dragon City Security Bureau people wrote a detailed report to their counterpart unit in Huadu, claiming Captain Niu had acted recklessly, with too many holes in the arrest plan, nearly causing a mass incident at the dock. In the end, if Yu Jinhang hadn't put in a word, Old Niu might have even faced disciplinary action.

Why did Dragon City Security Bureau leaders do this? Because if Old Niu wasn't wrong, then they definitely were. If the local security department couldn't even catch a few Old Mo, where had their huge annual budget gone? Fed to dogs?!

The Security Bureau wasn't protecting the dock gang but themselves, so Old Niu had to take the blame.

This showed how Dragon City's rising social groups were affecting many things, making this place even more complex.

That day, Su Tianyu, Bai Hongbo, Yu Jinhang and others returned to Zone One, preparing to meet with Zhou Yaoxiang again.

......

In Longkou District, at Gu Tongshan's funeral site.

Xu Hu wore mourning clothes and smoked, asking a middle-aged man softly: "Master's eldest son has returned?"

"Yes, just arrived at the airport, people went to pick him up," the middle-aged man nodded.

"...I've been thinking, for this matter to go smoothly, we need support from Master's family," Xu Hu leaned to the man's ear and instructed softly: "Do this..."

After listening, the middle-aged man said: "Alright, I'll find people to handle it."

"Also, Dragon City is quite chaotic recently," Xu Hu looked around and reminded softly. "You need to settle well that batch of people called in from outside."

"I know, don't worry, nothing will go wrong," the middle-aged man responded.

At the same time, in the Zha'nan District dock gang hall.

Wei Xiangzuo instructed his team leader: "I'll be gone for a few days, you watch the house."

"Where are you going? Won't you attend Old Gu's burial?" the other asked in surprise.

"The person is already gone, what's the meaning of attending the burial or not?" Wei Xiangzuo waved and replied. "You all go."