"By tomorrow morning, it will be the Imperial Sword." Li Mingsheng pointed at the decree and said, "But whether anyone in an autonomous prefecture like Longcheng will fully recognize the Imperial Sword depends on how you use it."
Su Tianyu's blood boiled when he heard this: "I understand, Mayor."
"Let's do our business first." Li Mingsheng responded in a flat tone. At this moment, he no longer looked like the middle-aged man who was fleeing in the wilderness in a miserable state. Instead, he was a powerful official who exuded a strong aura and held power in his hands.
…
Half an hour later.
Su Tianyu and his secretary Li Yuan left the garrison base together. The latter was specially sent by Li Mingsheng to help Gou Liuzi with his work. However, the secretary directly represented the mayor, so he would not jump to the front for some matters that were inconvenient for him to show up.
"Let's go directly to the Wen family," Su Tianyu said softly to Li Yuan, "My friend Yu Mingyuan is there."
"Okay, let's go." Li Yuan nodded.
A group of six or seven people got in the car and headed straight for the Wen family.
On the way, Li Yuan seemed very talkative and kept chatting with Su Tianyu about what happened outside the district. The latter was thinking about a lot of things in his head, so his answers were a bit perfunctory.
Soon, the car stopped at the entrance of the Wen Family Villa. Li Yuan sat in the car and said, "You go down and talk. I won't go in."
"Okay." Su Tianyu replied eagerly, pushed the door and got out of the car.
Just like that, Li Yuan and others were waiting in the car. Su Tianyu walked into the yard and looked up to see Yu Mingyuan.
“Fuck, you’re so lucky!” Yu Mingyuan saw Gou Liuzi and said with a worried look in his eyes: “I heard that you lost contact, and I almost ordered an urn for you!”
"Stop talking nonsense. Brigade Commander Wen is in there, right?"
“Yes!” Yu Mingyuan nodded: “What on earth happened to Lao Li? Why is it different from what we thought…?!”
"It's hard to explain this to you right now, but... but I'm not exaggerating when I say that I may not have many opportunities to call you big brother." Su Tianyu replied very truthfully.
"Ah?! What does that mean?"
"…!" Su Tianyu glanced around furtively and directly showed the investigation order: "Do you know what this is?"
Yu Mingyuan glanced at the investigation order. Although he didn't know the specific function of it, he still replied with a look of astonishment: "Fuck, why did they give you the signature of the District Affairs Office?!"
"Lao Li was ambushed outside the district. After a narrow escape, he returned to Longcheng. He must have launched a bloody counterattack on the other side!" Su Tianyu whispered, "This investigation order is to secretly investigate the assassination of the mayor and the hijacking of the Supervisory Committee by the Chi Army. This is the imperial decree that Lao Li got from his connections."
"You're not bragging, are you?" Yu Mingyuan asked cautiously.
"Fuck, look at me like this, do I have the heart to brag to you?" Su Tianyu pointed at his injured arm and said, "I was almost cremated on the mountain, did you know that?"
When Yu Mingyuan saw his embarrassed look, he immediately replied: "Since I was a child, I knew you could be successful, big brother!"
"What did you call me?"
"Brother, you don't have to call me brother anymore. There's no need to be so polite to each other..."
"safe!"
"Pah!" Yu Mingyuan slapped him and cursed at Su Tianyu in a low voice: "I'll give you some face, and you really brought it up?! Tell me quickly, what do you want to do with Uncle Wen?"
"You have to cooperate with me later..." Su Tianyu replied.
"How to cooperate?"
The two of them chatted quietly and walked quickly into the hall of the Wen family's villa.
…
Wen family, in the study.
Wen Zhanbo looked at the embarrassed Su Tianyu and asked, "Is Lao Li back?"
Su Tianyu didn't hesitate at all: "I'm back."
Wen Zhanbo let out a breath when he heard this. He did not ask Su Tianyu where Li Mingsheng was at the moment, but only whispered, "So what do you want to say when you come to see me?"
Su Tianyu stepped forward and decisively took out the investigation order from his arms and placed it in front of Wen Zhanbo: "Uncle Wen, something big is going to happen in Longcheng today. The mayor asked me to come here to build relationships with our garrison."
Wen Zhanbo glanced at the investigation order, and a flash of astonishment flashed across his eyes: "How to move?"
"Please ask the garrison to enter the city to maintain stability and help eliminate those corrupt elements." Su Tianyu replied without hesitation.
"That won't work." Wen Zhanbo waved his hand. "We need an order from the garrison headquarters to enter the city. The local authorities cannot mobilize us."
Su Tianyu was silent.
"To put it more deeply, the garrison cannot openly intervene in the fighting in the city." Wen Zhanbo said bluntly: "The garrison commander is avoiding this kind of thing, how can we approach the fire on our own?"
Su Tianyu paused and replied: "Can the garrison remain neutral?!"
Wen Zhanbo glanced at the investigation order, slowly stood up, walked around the room with his hands behind his back, and said, "Tell Mayor Li that I will handle the garrison's affairs and that our final position will be neutral. I personally support Mayor Li."
Su Tianyu heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this: "I will definitely tell you the truth!"
Wen Zhanbo looked at Yu Mingyuan and nodded: "It would be good to spend more time with the mayor."
"Hey, yes, yes!" Yu Mingyuan responded repeatedly: "The mayor is quite powerful, he can do this."
The three of them chatted in the study for less than ten minutes before reaching an agreement. Then Su Tianyu said goodbye and left. As he walked out of the courtyard, he said, "Brother Yuan, you still keep an eye on the garrison. If there is any movement, call me immediately. Also, bring me a set of clean clothes."
"What about you?"
"Damn it, I've accomplished this task after risking my life, so why shouldn't I take advantage of this sudden favorable situation?!" Su Tianyu blinked at Yu Mingyuan and walked forward with a smile.
Yu Mingyuan pouted and commented: "It perfectly illustrates the meaning of a dog relying on the power of others!"
…
In the car.
When Li Yuan saw Su Tianyu opening the door and coming up, he immediately asked, "How is it?!"
"The talks didn't go well at the beginning." Su Tianyu shook his head and replied, "Wen Zhanbo's attitude was very ambiguous, but luckily my friend Yu Mingyuan was there. We talked a lot and showed him the investigation order, and he agreed to help us negotiate."
"Can he guarantee the attitude of the garrison?" asked the secretary.
"Yes!" Su Tianyu gave an affirmative answer, and replied with a gleam in his eyes: "But he has a small request."
"What do you want?"
"Where is the Longcheng Political Investigation Bureau? We may have to go there." Su Tianyu replied.
"What are we going there for?!" Li Yuan was a little confused.
…
In Dragon City, inside a secret small command center.
A man looked at Secretary General Lu and said, "Old Li must be back. He didn't show up, so he must be preparing a big move."
Secretary Lu gritted his teeth and asked, "What does it mean?"
"Ding Ling Ling!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the phone rang. A young man picked up the phone and answered twice. Then he looked at Secretary-General Lu and said, "It's the chairman of the Regulatory Commission calling."
Secretary Lu immediately came forward and said, "I'm Xiao Lu..."
"Lu, the plan has failed. You have to leave Longcheng and go to District 1. I have made all the arrangements." The other party said without any doubt.