"Who?"

Yuan Shang's eyes narrowed slightly.

"Duan Jia."

Duan Chongfeng took out his phone.

Yuan Shang nodded. "Answer it."

This was his office; he wouldn't even give untrusted people a chance to take a call in here.

Duan Chongfeng asked, "What's wrong?"

"Boss, just now... there... there was a delivery..." Duan Jia stuttered.

Duan Chongfeng was startled. "What delivery?"

Although Duan Jia was usually unreliable, he wouldn't call him over a simple delivery at a time like this. Something must be wrong!

"It's a person," Duan Jia said.

Duan Chongfeng's expression changed drastically.

***

「9:30 AM, Dapeng Trading Company.」

MMPH! MMPH! MMPH!

A person, trussed up like a rice dumpling, lay on the muddy ground. It was obvious they had fallen. Both Duan Chongfeng and Xu Ke, who were sitting on the sofa, looked on in shock.

"Who is he?" Yuan Shang asked them directly.

Their expressions made it obvious they recognized the "rice dumpling" on the ground.

Duan Chongfeng took a deep breath. "Zhao Chengyang."

As soon as he spoke, Zhao Chengyang, who was still on the ground, began to struggle and muffle his pleas more violently, his sounds filled with despair.

Yuan Shang's eyes widened in shock. "You guys already planned this and captured him?" Weren't they just saying that Zhao Chengyang had fled the country? And now he's already been caught? So, Duan Chongfeng and Xu Ke were prepared for this all along?

"It wasn't us," Xu Ke said, his face a mask of disbelief.

How could they have thought to capture Zhao Chengyang?

In the time it took for Duan Chongfeng to treat Xu Ke's injuries, Zhao Chengyang had probably already reached the port. Not to mention, it was already the next morning. Yet here he was, appearing before them so inexplicably...

This is surreal... Yuan Shang thought. The events of the morning were simply absurd. First, the gravely injured Xu Ke was up and walking, and now the guy who'd supposedly fled the country yesterday was delivered by express courier today...

Yuan Shang scratched his head. "Dammit... Who the hell did this?"

He walked over and pulled the tightly rolled piece of cardboard from Zhao Chengyang's mouth.

"That's brutal," Duan Jia muttered, shrinking back.

Whoever had tied him up hadn't even given him a piece of cloth to absorb the saliva. Zhao Chengyang's mouth was overflowing, and the corners of his lips were cracked from being stretched so wide.

"Th-thank you..." Zhao Chengyang said with great difficulty.

Yuan Shang tossed the stinking cardboard aside. "Who tied you up like this?"

"A... a group of men in black..." Zhao Chengyang stammered, sucking in a sharp breath of air with every word. He was clearly in pain.

Hearing his words, the three of them were stunned. They immediately understood who was behind this.

Duan Chongfeng was shocked. "A group? What kind of people are they?"

He guessed this was related to the elderly man in black who had rescued Xu Ke yesterday. That made him even more eager to find out who these people were.

"I... I don't know!" Zhao Chengyang shivered, his eyes filled with an unforgettable terror. No one knew what he had been through the day before.

"Alright..." Seeing that they wouldn't get a straight answer out of Zhao Chengyang, Yuan Shang made a swift decision. "Let's put the men in black aside for now. They won't cause trouble in Tianhai. First, take Zhao Chengyang down for interrogation. Once we have his statement, we can start making arrests."

Duan Chongfeng stood up. "Right!"

Just then, someone ran up from downstairs. "Boss, there's another delivery. This one is specifically for Mister Xu."

Duan Chongfeng was taken aback. Another one?

Wang Wu immediately stepped forward and accepted it on Xu Ke's behalf.

Xu Ke opened it and found a USB flash drive. When they plugged it into a computer, the video that played made the three of them ecstatic.

It was footage from the alley yesterday!

Xu Ke could even tell it was filmed from the exact spot where the elderly man in black had stood.

Duan Chongfeng burst into laughter. "This is our saving grace!"

With this video and with this bastard Zhao Chengyang right here, they had both a witness and physical evidence. This time, the Ye and Huang Families were going down!

***

Yuan Shang moved quickly. After getting an arrest warrant from the Martial Alliance, he immediately split his forces into two teams.

He sent his experts to the Huang Family to arrest Chang Yi and Sun Luo. From his perspective, he was most displeased with these two bastards. The Ye Family, for all their faults, at least committed their dirty deeds within the rules. But of these two from the Huang Family, one had used a gun and the other was the mastermind... Yuan Shang was eager to make an example of them, to warn the other families not to disregard the law.

When Yuan Shang's men found the two, they were leisurely drinking tea at the Huang Family estate.

Sun Luo never imagined that even though the Ye Family had arranged for Peng Hetong to intervene, Yuan Shang could still find a lead on them. They had even intended to confront Yuan Shang's men head-on, but when the video was presented, they knew they were finished!

Yuan Shang had actually wanted to take Huang Sheng and Huang Zhenyang as well. But those two were too cunning; they had stayed out of it completely and left no trail. He had no grounds to arrest them, and even if he did, he'd just have to let them go. So, Yuan Shang ordered his men to leave.

As for himself, he had rushed to the Ye Family's estate the moment he got the warrant. He hadn't wanted his subordinates to make the arrest because he knew Peng Hetong would tip them off.

But by the time he arrived, it was too late.

Ye Fan and Qiu Changyang were gone!

Yuan Shang's face darkened. Damn it!

***

「Wang Family Port.」

"What are you looking at?"

The sound of a ship's engine rumbled in the distance. Xiao Deng parked his car on the side, watching with a blank expression as an inspector's gaze roamed over him. Behind him, a truck was slowly approaching.

"Director Wang ordered stricter inspections at the port for the next few days," the inspector said, stepping forward.

"You dare touch our cargo?" Xiao Deng's expression turned cold. He moved closer and lowered his voice. "This shipment belongs to Master Lu. You dare touch it? If you actually find something, aren't you afraid of dying?"

His tone wasn't a threat, but rather sounded like he was giving earnest, well-meaning advice. The inspector's face paled instantly. He and everyone else were well aware that Wang Tianlu was the one in the Wang Family Corporation who conducted the most private deals using the company's power and resources. Transporting contraband was completely normal for him.

Whenever Wang Tianlu used the Wang Family Port for personal gain, everyone else would tacitly keep their mouths shut. This was partly because they knew stirring up trouble could land Wang Tianlu in hot water. More importantly, they wouldn't get a cut of his profits anyway.

Hearing what Xiao Deng said, the inspector understood.

Xiao Deng then casually handed him a cigarette. "Go to Haidong tonight to pick up your things."

"Don't worry," he reassured. "The matters Director Wang wants to investigate have nothing to do with us. Master Lu and the Director may have their internal disputes, but they'll always present a united front to outsiders."

Haidong was the Dong City District in Tianhai. As for the cigarette, it was, of course, an internal code for the Wang Family.

"Got it!" The inspector chuckled, accepting the cigarette. "Just take a quick look. Don't damage anything."

The men around him immediately understood his meaning. They walked up, glanced at the cargo, and went through the motions.

***

「After passing the checkpoint.」

"Heh heh, I told you they couldn't catch us," Ye Fan said with a proud laugh as he got out of the vehicle.

He had been alarmed when he first got the news. Thankfully, they had a backup plan.

A man approached, fawning. "Young Master Fan, Uncle Qiu, the ship is just ahead."

Meanwhile, Xiao Deng stood to the side, gazing at the sky and the ground, feigning total ignorance.

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